Photos: Mississippi River floodwaters move south
Mississippi River Flooding
Credit: AP
Nick Dupre, left, and his wife Pris carry a chest out of their house in Butte LaRose, La., Tuesday, May 10, 2011, as they prepare to evacuate in advance of possible flooding brought on by the planned opening of the Morganza Spillway. The Army Corps of Engineers received permission to open the Old River Control Structure north of Baton Rouge, which will divert water from the Mississippi River to the spillway in order to alleviate pressure on river levees. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
