[Ozone34]

When the Atchafalaya River captures all the water of the Mississippi, presumably after the next major lower Mississippi flood, all of these concernes will be pretty much moot.

[SAJ]

As long as there's going to be huge rebuilding in the area, some thought should be given to dismantling ORCS and allowing nature to determine the river's course. The notion of continuing to spend billions to prevent the emergence of the Mississippifayala River is pretty silly on its face. Although, I daresay, ACoE loves such spending.

[Let's Roll]

Forecasters this a.m. were pointing out that a stalled Rita was going to be dumping rain into all those tributaries - the Red River etc. that empty into the Mississippi.

So in less than a week NOLA may have flooding from the river.