Two Superdomes of dirt

Which, if concession prices are any indication, makes that some very expensive dirt too.

FOX 8:

St. Charles Parish-- Chris Brantley has one great big mess to clean after this spring's opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.

"We estimate 10 million cubic yards of sediment," said Brantley, project manager at the spillway.

That amounts to enough sand, dirt and clay to fill more than two Louisiana Superdomes.

While the spillway opening drew thousands of people, marveling at the power of the river, those same awesome forces can be seen now on closer inspection.

Although I disagree with Ivor Van Heerden's implication that Louisiana Oystermen are the primary villains here, his point that the river should be employed as a land building mechanism during flood season appears to be supported by the appearance of all this dome dirt.