Engineering of the Mississippi River

Published: May 26, 2017, 5 p.m.

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Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Jacques Hebert & Simone Maloz.

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On today\\u2019s show James F. Barnett Jr joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about his fascinating book, \\u201cBeyond Control: The Mississippi River\\u2019s New Channel to the Gulf of Mexico\\u201d. Beyond Control reveals the Mississippi as a waterway of change, unnaturally confined by ever-larger levees and control structures.

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Our second guest is Alisha Renfro, Staff Scientist from the National Wildlife Federation, who stops by to talk with Simone & Jacques about the high Mississippi River and the systems in place to keep us protected.

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