Just a couple of weeks removed from the latest crest on the Atchafalaya River, officials are already expecting another crest within a few more weeks.
The Atchafalaya River at Morgan City crested at about 6 1/2 feet in late January. That crest had a minimal impact on the area, though, necessitating just a couple of floodgate closures. As of Thursday evening, the river level had dropped to near 6 feet, barely above flood stage.
“Unfortunately, we’ve got more high water coming,” said Tim Matte, executive director of the St. Mary Levee district, at Thursday’s district commission meeting.
The river gauge ...