IIRC if the Mississippi River had its way it would be flowing down the Atchafalaya River from somewhere around Baton Rouge. Levees are preventing it.
The Mississippi River will go down the Atchafalaya and neither blood nor treasure will send it back to New Orleans in our lifetimes.
"Ceterum censeo 0bama esse delendam."
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)