[Jeff Teuton]

The Morganza Floodway is open. Four bays so far going to about 30 of 125. This will allow 3 times the flow of Niagra Falls in the floodway. Drove to Morgan City yesterday, took pictures of the mile wide Atchafalya River which is at 7' on the gage. The 20' floodwalls (from sea level) are closed and the river is against them, prediction is to go to 13' at that point. The backwater flooding that will come from south of Morgan City on the east side of the levee of the Morganza Floodway will work it's way back east and north. North is No Problem, but threre are about 40 miles of swamp, lakes, roads etc, but it is one continuous swamp. Anyone who has been to No Problem, the turn near the track where the very large pipeline junction is, if you drive about 1/4 mile past the turn, the swamp is literally surrounds the highway from that point south to the gulf. No Problem lies on the thousand years old delta from when the Mississippi was about 4 miles north of the track.
We all should be ok, but concerned. 4 to 8 days for the water to get here. More as it rises.