Above: The Old River Control Structure on the Mississippi River as seen during a flood on May 17, 2009 (left) and at normal waters levels on December 31, 2009 (right). The May 2009 flood was the ...

The two highest floods on record at the Old River Control Structure occurred in 2011 and 2019, and the 2018 flood ranked as the fourth highest on record. Floods like these further increase the ...

The Old River Overbank Structure ... River Control Complex." Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Wednesday as part of the state's preparation for high water expected to pose flood ...