By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/morganza-spillway-before-and-after-photos-released Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released World May 16, 2011 7:34 PM EDT After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Above: wide shot of Morganza spillway in Louisiana in 2007. Below: Same view on Sunday Here’s another view: Above: Flood barrier in Morganza spillway in Louisiana in 2009. Below: Opened floodgate along Morganza spillway in Louisiana on Sunday. Also Monday evening, mapping software company ESRI released a map of flood-prone areas in Louisiana: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Vanessa Dennis Vanessa Dennis @vanessadennis
After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening. Above: wide shot of Morganza spillway in Louisiana in 2007. Below: Same view on Sunday Here’s another view: Above: Flood barrier in Morganza spillway in Louisiana in 2009. Below: Opened floodgate along Morganza spillway in Louisiana on Sunday. Also Monday evening, mapping software company ESRI released a map of flood-prone areas in Louisiana: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now