Isaac Water Release Continues in Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and local emergency officials are meeting Friday to discuss the next step in dealing with a lake swollen with rain from the remnants of Isaac inside a southwest Mississippi park. The 2,300-foot-long earthen dam – a levee on which a two-lane roadway runs – has not been breached. On Thursday, authorities began a controlled release of water from Lake Tangipahoa while repairing two seventy-foot-wide areas where mud and grass slid off after two days of Isaac’s hammering rain. Officials said the work continued overnight into early Friday to reduce stress on the levee. Louisiana National Guard helicopters are placing boulders on the dam to help ensure it doesn’t fail. The Mississippi National Guard is also on the scene with bulldozers and trackhoes.
