ition ▁Act s , ▁including ▁the ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁laws ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁ 1 6 6 1 , ▁an ▁English ▁stat ute ▁that ▁largely ▁rel ates ▁to ▁tre ason ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁also ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁a ▁law ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁Sed ition ▁Act ▁( Sing ap ore ), ▁a ▁law ▁in ▁Singapore ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁short ▁titles <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁Cre vas se ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁le vee ▁bre aches ▁in ▁the ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁Bon net ▁Car ré ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 ▁kilom eters ▁from ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁The ▁bre ach ▁occurred ▁when ▁excess ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁flow ed ▁over ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁le vee ▁of ▁Bon net ▁Car ré . ▁The ▁original ▁le vee ▁was ▁over ▁ 1 2 ▁feet ▁high , ▁and ▁the ▁Cre vas se ▁itself ▁sp anned ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁feet . ▁Local ▁d rain age ▁systems ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁contain ▁the ▁flo od water . ▁The ▁water ▁r ushed ▁at ▁ 8 ▁miles ▁per ▁hour , ▁causing ▁the ▁width ▁of ▁the ▁bre ach ▁to ▁increase ▁by ▁the ▁day . ▁Str ong ▁northern ▁wind s ▁caused ▁the ▁excess ▁water ▁to ▁enter ▁Lake