Mississippi seeks seafood disaster amid spillway complaints

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s governor is asking that the federal government declare a fisheries disaster as water from a Mississippi River spillway gushes into what’s normally a saltwater estuary.
The unprecedented second opening of the Bonnet Carré (BAHN-ee CARE-ee) spillway last month also has an increasing number of Mississippi officials demanding a voice in when the spillway is opened.
That’s because the freshwater from the river that streams through Lou