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Sailing on Lake Pontchartrain

So tonight I am going to just share five cool facts about Lake Pontchartrain. Continue reading

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Friday’s Five: Things You Should Know About the Mississippi River Flooding

1. When the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway it flooded a recreational area, when they open the Morganza Floodway this weekend they will be flooding towns.  The differences are easy explained in this video. 2. The US Coast Guard … Continue reading

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Opening the Flood Gates

The water is coming. It’s coming from 32 states and two Canadian providences.  It’s coming from a watershed that measured approximately 1.2 million square miles.  It’s coming from 40% of the lower 48 states. The water is coming. It’s coming … Continue reading

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