[stboz]

And the reason for diverting water from the cut off was was to ensure that it did not leave New Orleans as a dead port city stranded on a stinking scum choked cut off oxbow.

Baton Rouge, too.

The Corps nearly lost the Old River Control Structure in the 1973 flood.

[LonePalm]

The Corps nearly lost the Old River Control Structure in the 1973 flood.

Yes, I know. That is one of the reasons I asked the question.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)