Bradshaw

River went from pretty posies to torrent

Spring always brings a rise in the Mississippi River, and that almost always brings a rise in the debate over if, or when, the Atchafalaya will capture most of the Mississippi’s water.

It would be a really bad thing if that happened. Ships could no longer get to Baton Rouge and only small ones to New Orleans. Salty water creeping up the river from the Gulf would corrode pipes and taint drinking water. A score of industries depending on fresh water would shut down. And that’s not even half of what could happen.