Mississippi towns, organizations and agencies are suing for the right to be consulted before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens the Bonnet Carré Spillway to protect New Orleans from flooding. Port of Morgan City Director Raymond “Mac” Wade sympathizes. But Wade doesn’t like one of the possible alternatives. “They want you to open the Morganza and flood us,” Wade said He’s concerned that the alternative to sending water through the Bonnet Carré to the Mississippi Coast would be to use the Morganza Spillway to divert more water down the Atchafalaya system, adding to the silting and fisheries problems St. Mary experienced this ...