The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 26.6 feet in Taft on May 23. "Five Feet High and Rising" Johnny Cash

Jindal: Decision on opening spillway could come Saturday

Water nearly covers a home Thursday in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where 600 residents had been evacuated as of Thursday night.

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(CNN) -- As the Mississippi River slowly swelled downstream Friday, residents were making preparations for the expected flooding to come, even as federal authorities pondered whether to use a key mechanism to redirect much of the water...Read Here