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2. Norco, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Norco is located at (30.003753, -90.410824). [11] The city is situated on the eastern edge of the large Bonnet Carré Spillway, which provides for an outlet from the Mississippi River to Lake Pontchartrain during flooding of the river.

3. Bonnet Carré Spillway - Wikipedia

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   The Bonnet Carré Spillway / ˈbɒniː ˈkɛriː / is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles (19 km) west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico. The spillway was constructed ...

4. St. Charles Parish, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   The River Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana between New Orleans and Baton Rouge that span both banks of the Mississippi River, and are part of the larger Acadiana region. [30] Traditionally they are considered to be St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, and St. John the Baptist Parish. [30]

5. False River (Louisiana) - Wikipedia

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   False River (Louisiana) False River (French: Lac False River) is an oxbow lake located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana centered at 30°38′19″N 91°29′04″W This lake was once the main channel of the Mississippi River in this area, but was cut off in about 1722 when seasonal flooding cut a shorter channel to the east.

6. Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge - Wikipedia

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   40,000 (2008) Location. The Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge (also known as the Luling Bridge) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. [ 2 ] It is named for the late United States Congressman Hale Boggs. [ 3 ] With a total length of 10,699 feet (3,261 m; 2.0263 mi), it is one of the longest bridges in the ...

7. Cancer Alley - Wikipedia

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   A mound of oil drums near the Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery along the Mississippi River in December 1972.. Cancer Alley is the regional nickname given to an 85-mile (137 km) stretch of land [1] along the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, in the River Parishes of Louisiana, which contains over 200 [2] petrochemical plants and refineries. [3]