Rep. Smith: Corps needs to proceed with area flood-control project, fix levees
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should move ahead with a flood-control project along the Mississippi River near New Madrid, Missouri, that has been blocked for years by environmental concerns, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith told Corps officials Monday.
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