Sen. Wicker: Wicker Encouraged by Recent News on the Bonnet Carre Spillway
February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following weekly report on Feb. 27, 2023:
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Wicker Encouraged by Recent News on the Bonnet Carre Spillway
In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took action that caused great harm to small businesses and the ecosystem of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In order to relieve high water levels on the Mississippi River, the Corps opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway twice - for a total of 123 day . . .
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Wicker Encouraged by Recent News on the Bonnet Carre Spillway
In 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took action that caused great harm to small businesses and the ecosystem of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In order to relieve high water levels on the Mississippi River, the Corps opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway twice - for a total of 123 day . . .