New Mississippi River cut should be closed, Corps analysis says, despite state opposition

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New Mississippi River cut should be closed, Corps analysis says, despite state opposition

Despite vocal opposition from the state and coastal advocates, an environmental analysis compiled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seemed to support the closure of a newly-formed channel diverting part of the Mississippi River through Plaquemines Parish’s east bank.