Morganza Spillway of the Morganza Floodway closed. In March 1997, the river water flow at Baton Rouge reached () per second. However, the flow rate never reached the threshold of () per second for opening Morganza, and residents of Sicily Island, Louisiana, became angry that the spillway was not opened to prevent flooding in their homes. In March–April 2008, officials considered but declined to open the spillway gates. While the spillway gates remained closed then, flooding still occurred in part of the Morganza floodway when the Mississippi River crested higher than levees near the spillway. Local residents and National Guard troops attempted
Morganza to the Gulf Total federal cost: $576,355,000 Total non-federal cost: $310,345,000 The feasibility report was completed in March 2002. The Chief’s Report was signed on 23 August 2002. Preliminary Engineering and Design (PED) for the Houma Navigation Canal lock is ongoing and scheduled to be completed in December 2007. PED for the additional project features is also ongoing and scheduled to be completed in FY 08. A bill containing the authorization for Terrebonne's Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection system, a system of levees, floodgates and a lock on the Houma Navigation Canal, passed the U.S. Senate by an overwhelming margin today. The Senate voted 91