capital of Louisiana

The flooding was so severe that the U.S. Corps of Engineers , which s national flood-control efforts , took the nearly step of opening giant floodgates to keep high water from reaching Baton Rouge , the capital city of Louisiana , and the major port of New Orleans .

这次洪灾非常严重，负责监控全国防洪工作的美国陆军工程兵团采取了几乎前所未有的措施，开启了巨大的防洪闸门，防止高水位的洪水到达路易斯安那州首府巴吞鲁日（BatonRouge）和主要港口新奥尔良。