Despite some sand boils found along the Mississippi River, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Army’s chief of staff, said “the levee system has done its job, up and down this river.” Mike Stack, the chief of engineering management for the Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District, said about a dozen boils have been spotted along the levee system, with most in the Baton Rouge area. The agency is busy sandbagging, shoring up and securing them. [Source: NOLA.com via Association of State Dam Safety Officials. Image: The Natchez Democrat]
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