Army Corps To Open Spillway In Louisiana To Ease Flooding

BUTTE LAROSE, LA - MAY 15: Eddie Noel (L) and his fiancé Brenda Bernard unload mattresses from their boat after rescuing them from Noel's nearby hunting camp on the Atchafalaya River May 15, 2011 in Butte LaRose, Louisiana. The small town of Butte LaRose is expected to be severely flooded after the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Morganza spillway to divert floodwater down the Atchafalaya River and away from the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding in Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)