"Louisiana's Water Crisis: Saltwater Intrusion Threatens New Orleans and Sparks Emergency Response"

The Army Corps of Engineers is set to raise the underwater sill by 25 feet in the Mississippi River to slow down saltwater intrusion, which is expected to reach New Orleans by October. The construction project will take 24 days and is aimed at fortifying the sill that was previously constructed to create an artificial basin. Local, state, and federal officials are working to protect water systems and intake points, while Governor John Bel Edwards assures the public that there is no need to panic.