Kent Parrish News Today

The Vicksburg Engineer District recognized recent retiree Kent Parrish at its annual Engineers Day awards ceremony June 1.

The Vicksburg Engineer District and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are using an innovative tool to scan beneath the surface of levees along the river.

Lafayette Daily Advertiser If you spot a helicopter carrying an object that resembles a torpedo or rocket hovering just above Louisianas Mississippi River levee dont be alarmed. "Its not the Russians," 5th Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said. "Its the (U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers." The corps is using lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, to gather data about the soundness and depth of the levee and the land on both the river side and land side of the levee ...

View Comments If you spot a helicopter carrying an object that resembles a torpedo or rocket hovering just above Louisianas Mississippi River levee dont be alarmed. "Its not the Russians," 5th Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said. "Its the (U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers." The corps is using lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, to gather data about the soundness and depth of the levee and the land on both the river side and land side of the levee in a partners...

If you spot a helicopter carrying an object that resembles a torpedo or rocket hovering just above Louisianas Mississippi River levee dont be alarmed. "Its not the Russians," 5th Louisiana Levee District President Reynold Minsky said. "Its the (U.S. Army) Corps of Engineers." The corps is using lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, to gather data about the soundness and depth of the levee and the land on both the river side and land side of the levee in a partnership with the U...

The Yazoo Backwater Project which will help prevent flooding in a vulnerable area of the Mississippi Delta has a history stretching back to its origins in the Flood Control Act of 1941 Three of the project’s four components were completed by 1978 and are in place north of Vicksburg where the Yazoo River flows into the Mississippi River. There are levees to keep backwater from entering the South Delta, a connecting channel to bring water to a pumping plant and drainage structures that are o...