WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The Port Allen and Bayou Sorrel Locks will remain blocked to all vessels until further notice, according to the release.
"The Coast Guard has closed the Bayou Sorrel Waterway from mile marker 37.6 to mile marker 45 due to significant flooding near Port Allen," the release stated.
Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration for four counties in Louisiana after the state’s Governor John Bel Edwards declared state of emergency effective until September 10.
