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The Carrollton Gauge outside the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District headquarters monitors the rise and fall of the Mississippi River on Friday, June 11, 2021. The river is expected to rise above 11 feet on Tuesday, May 14, triggering the Corps to begin twice-a-week inspections of the river levee system, and to restrict below-ground work near the levees. (Photo by Chris Granger | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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With the Mississippi River steadily rising in the New Orleans area because of late-spring rainfall upstream, the Army Corps of Engineers expects to begin a first phase of flood preparations on Tuesday that includes increased inspections of levees and a ban on below-ground construction work within 1,500 feet of levees and floodwalls.