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ID: 5317 ~ Creator: Ella McIntire ~ Date: February 27, 2019
This file appears in: The Bonne Carré Spillway
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By Ella McIntire
The Bonne Carré Spillway was constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in December 1935, with the aim of alleviating flooding pressure on the city of New Orleans by allowing the Mississippi River to overflow into Lake Pontchartrain. The…