Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Closes to Navigation on April 22

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Erich Rapp

The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet closes to navigation on April 22, 2009 at Bayou La Loutre near Hopedale according an announcement from the Corps of Engineers. After that date, vessels will no longer be able to navigate that area because of a rock barrier that the Corps is constructing.

The Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, aka MRGO, has been the subject of much criticism for its role in causing flooding in New Orleans during hurricane Katrina and for its role in destroying coastal wetlands through among other things saltwater intrusion.

For more information on the closure of MRGO to navigation, see the New Orleans Times Picayune news article of April 16, 2009 entitled, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet to Close to Navigation April 22 at Bayou LaToutre.

Erich P. Rapp.

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jay - May 6, 2009 1:52 PM

on average how many times a year is the MRGO dredged

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