Emergency dredging operations following the high water this spring are ongoing in Berwick Bay as well as the Atchafalaya Bar and Bay Channel. Mike Hooks Inc. of Westlake is completing the dredging projects at a combined cost of nearly $4 million. Above, a dredging vessel completes work in Berwick Bay, which has been ongoing for three weeks. The Atchafalaya Bar and Bay Channel project began Aug. 8.