`` We live in historic times , '' said Phil Turnipseed , director of the USGS 's National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette , Louisiana . Satellite images show large sediment deposits along the river . Officials are concerned about the loss of wetlands across the state . Mississippi River flooding is having negative and positive impact .
Satellite images show large sediment deposits along the river . Officials are concerned about the loss of wetlands across the state . Mississippi River flooding is having negative and positive impact .