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Friday, September 22, 2023

TIMELINE: Saltwater wedge could reach New Orleans by late October

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana faces a threat not seen since the late 1980s. 

The ongoing drought affecting the midwestern and southern regions of the United States has led to alarmingly low water levels in the Mississippi River. The situation has resulted in the intrusion of saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico into the river in southeast Louisiana, posing a potential threat to the drinking water supply for thousands of residents in the coming weeks.
-JD