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The Army Corps of Engineers today announced they will open the Bonnet Carre spillway as early as 1 p.m. this afternoon. 

The corps said due to the heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, it moved up its planned opening, which had originally been requested for Tuesday. It is an unprecedented second opening in the same year for the spillway.


"Regional rainfall caused the Mississippi River to rise 6 inches in the past 24 hours with more rain expected through the weekend," said Corps spokesman Matt Roe in a statement. "These rains could elevate the Mississippi River above 17 feet with a peak as high as 17.5 feet at the Carrollton Gage. In an abundance of caution the operation date is being moved forward to ensure the safe passage of this high water by limiting the elevations downriver of the spillway."