Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Seventy- Fifth Congress, Third Session, on Mar. 28-30, 1938Considers (74) S. 3531, (75) S. 3354. |
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... lives and property of the people in that area , and that ( e ) To our minds , it is not to the best interests of the State of Mississippi that our Representatives in Congress should oppose the adoption of this amendment , simply for the ...
... lives and property of the people in that area , and that ( e ) To our minds , it is not to the best interests of the State of Mississippi that our Representatives in Congress should oppose the adoption of this amendment , simply for the ...
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... lives and property will occur upon the occasion of the next major flood in the alluvial valley ; and Whereas in view of existing conditions meetings with large and representative attendances were held in Louisiana and in Washington by ...
... lives and property will occur upon the occasion of the next major flood in the alluvial valley ; and Whereas in view of existing conditions meetings with large and representative attendances were held in Louisiana and in Washington by ...
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... lives , the safety , and the economic security of the people of a great section of the State of Louisiana who in the past have known the shattered lives , the broken homes , the financial ruin , and the frightful devastation of the ...
... lives , the safety , and the economic security of the people of a great section of the State of Louisiana who in the past have known the shattered lives , the broken homes , the financial ruin , and the frightful devastation of the ...
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... live within the confines of the Eudora floodway who have lived there for years and years and whose fathers and forefathers lived there before . them . They have cleared the wilderness and have fertile farms in there . Naturally , they ...
... live within the confines of the Eudora floodway who have lived there for years and years and whose fathers and forefathers lived there before . them . They have cleared the wilderness and have fertile farms in there . Naturally , they ...
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... lives of all in this room . Governor LECHE . I do not think that it could be done in a bulk proceeding . I think proceedings would have to be instituted against each individual piece of property . Senator MILLER . There is no doubt ...
... lives of all in this room . Governor LECHE . I do not think that it could be done in a bulk proceeding . I think proceedings would have to be instituted against each individual piece of property . Senator MILLER . There is no doubt ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs Delta diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya