In Northeast Louisiana, fisher-hunter-gatherers from the Evans culture built Watson Brake, a large earthwork containing 11 mounds connected by ridges, between 6000 BCE and 2000 BCE. This site, ...

Emerging from the flat river land of the Louisiana/Mississippi border is a complex of three massive structures, displaying the mark of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Old River Control ...

It’s the story of Old River, ... SHOWCASING LOUISIANA: Miss. River nearly changed course in 1973. ... Russell Beauvais is in charge of this vital complex, serving as operations manager at Old River.

One of the Old River control structures. Area aerials Tuesday May 28, 2019, in and around Baton Rouge, La.

The federal government’s regulation of Mississippi River water flowing through the Old River Control Structure north of Baton Rouge has caused repeated flooding that has taken a portion of the ...

The project would save on construction costs by using an existing facility – the Old River Control Complex just south of Vidalia, Louisiana, where the Army Corps of Engineers diverts 30% of the ...

What Humans Have Done. John McPhee locates the beginning of the problem with the Mississippi way back at the founding of New Orleans. By 1724, a decree to build levees had already been promulgated.

"The purpose of the Old River complex is to essentially stop time in 1950," said Will Veatch, ... In the spring, it can be the closest thing to Louisiana white water rapids.