Well, I think the good news is, from what I understand the facts to be, that the protection system of levees and preparation that have been undertaken over the last several years have worked to protect against flooding from the main stem, the Mississippi River itself, into those States that I mentioned.
Cochran discusses the effectiveness of levee systems against flooding.
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