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Is there a better way to protect New Orleans from flooding besides relying on the Bonnet Carré Spillway?
Published 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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Opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway protects New Orleans from flooding but harms the ecosystem by flooding nearby waters with freshwater, killing marine life and hurting fisheries, and it’s happening more often due to increased flooding. But are there alternative flood control measures? Colonel Scotty Autin, Commander & District Engineer of the New Orleans District of the Army Corps of Engineers, joins Newell to talk about it.