preparations for place to save the town. a army corps of engineers detach. is working to build a temporary levee. do you think it will work? yes, as long as it don t get over it. harry nolan owns one of the only diners in town. this community sits near the basin that is flooding after the corps of engineers took historic action on saturday, opening one bay of the floodway to relieve tension on the swollen mississippi river. 10,000 cubic feet of water per second is pouring through the gate. within 20 minutes of one bay opening, large areas of farmland were under water. all of this water is heading from the mississippi river to the gulf of mexico. experts believe opening the spillway will spare baton rouge and new orleans from flooding. public safety is our number one priority. here in morganza at the floodway, the corps tells us the decision to open one bay will flood smaller communities. none of the decisions we make are easy. by the time decisions get to my level