Louisiana NewsLocal news for Louisiana, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Laurel Canyon has a hold on mystery writer Crais- June 29, 2008 Laurel Canyon has exercised its magnetic pull on Robert Crais. Again. Crais, the best-selling mystery author, has never himself lived in the canyon of legendary music and failed hopes.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/laurel-canyon-has-a-hold-on-mystery-writer-... Another sandbag barrier fails at Winfield, Mo.- June 28, 2008 A makeshift sandbag levee holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday and authorities said part of the town was evacuated.Water began flowing under the 4-foot-high barrier around 4:30 a.m. An alarm ...http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/another-sandbag-barrier-fails-at-winfield-m... Floods seen yielding record Gulf 'dead zone'- June 27, 2008 Scientists predict floodwaters that decimated river cities in the Midwest also will whack the Gulf of Mexico, pushing the so-called dead zone to a record size.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/floods-seen-yielding-record-gulf-dead-zone?... Midwest Flooding May Cause More Levee Overflows- June 25, 2008 A streed is flooded s in Louisiana, Mo, on Wednesday, June 18, 2008. About 40 square blocks of the city are under water.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/midwest-flooding-may-cause-more-levee-overf... Forecaster: End is near to Mississippi River rise- June 23, 2008 The water is still well above the banks of the upper Mississippi River, but residents of both flooded towns and those protected by levees and sandbags can see an ending: The river is cresting.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/forecaster-end-is-near-to-mississippi-river... National News Minute- June 23, 2008 The Mississippi River is cresting near the top of levees at Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal, Missouri.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/national-news-minute?fromrss=1 Mississippi to largely crest Sunday in Mo. & Ill.- June 22, 2008 The upper Mississippi River has largely reached its high point after rising for weeks and flooding towns in Missouri and Illinois.National Weather Service forecasters predict the Mississippi will crest Sunday at Canton, Mo., not far from the Iowa state line, through the town of Clarksville farther down river, about 70 miles north of St. Louis.And at the last two gauges where the river is still rising _ in hard-hit Winfield and Grafton, Ill. _ the river is expected to crest early Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/mississippi-to-largely-crest-sunday-in-mo-i... Despite forecast, Mississippi rests, braces for more- June 22, 2008 In besieged cities and towns along the Mississippi River, a tense calm descended Friday as residents greeted federal officials' predictions of lower flood levels with hope and caution.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/despite-forecast-mississippi-rests-braces-f... Floodwaters to widen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico- June 20, 2008 Floodwaters loaded with farm runoff are heading down the Mississippi River, and scientists fear the deluge will dramatically increase this summer's dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, covering an area the size of ...http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/floodwaters-to-widen-dead-zone-in-gulf-of-m... La. levee authority asks Congress for "829 Commission"- June 20, 2008 A regional levee authority in Louisiana asks Congress to set up a commission to investigate levee failures during Hurricane Katrina - and the entire Mississippi River system.http://www.topix.net/city/louisiana-mo/2008/06/la-levee-authority-asks-congress-for-8-29-c... |