CoE: Spillway to close by May 1

All bays in the Bonnet Carre Spillway structure should be closed by May 1 as the Mississippi River in New Orleans continues to fall and upriver flooding abates, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed April 27. Last Friday,the CoE  began closing 10 bays a day of the remaining 80 open bays. The closure will mean the spillway opening lasted just short of a month. The structure was opened April 3 for an unprecedented sixth time in the past decade. (Source: NOLA.com 04/27/20)