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Floods Threaten Historic Sites, Not Tourist Favorites

Water from the Mississippi River rushes out of open bays on the Morganza Spillway and into a  pasture in Morganza, La., on Monday. Diversion of floodwaters has spared urban areas at the possible expense of rural historic and archaeological sites. (AP)
Water from the Mississippi River rushes out of open bays on the Morganza Spillway and into a pasture in Morganza, La., on Monday. Diversion of floodwaters has spared urban areas at the possible expense of rural historic and archaeological sites. (AP)

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