London Avenue Canal

Yeah I know that I tend to have a less than sunny attitude about stuff but I can't be the only person who reads this and immediately knows which floodwalls not to stand next to.... whenever it might be less than sunny outside.

The Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will close floodgates in the London Avenue Canal when the elevation of Lake Pontchartrain at the canal's mouth hits 2.5 feet and is still rising -- even during heavy, non-tropical rain events -- a major policy shift in operation of the gates built after Hurricane Katrina.

Update: Much more from Clay