Better flood control and navigation are the goals of an $80 million proposal to replace the Bayou Sorrel Lock between Baton Rouge and Morgan City, La., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. A public meeting is scheduled Thursday, Feb. Council chambers, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine. feasibility study report and draft environmental impact statement. to Morgan City that avoids a long, indirect trip through New Orleans. Waterway. Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee. on the protected (east) side of the levee. higher than the gates of the Bayou Sorrel Lock. continuation of the levee across the waterway. modified to pass a project flood safely. hours per towboat-barge combination. long by 75 ft. wide. The present lock measures 799 by 56 feet. feet. construction.