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  • Mississippi River mainline levees Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement virtual public meetings scheduled

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers scheduled two virtual public meetings, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, for its Draft Supplement II (Draft SEIS II) to the 1976 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T) Project, Mississippi River Mainline Levees (MRL). Comments will be accepted through Oct. 13, 2020.

  • Blue Roof Program sign-up station opening in Cameron Parish, La.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be moving its mobile Blue Roof Sign-Up Center adjacent to Louisiana State University’s Agricultural Extension at 10098 Gulf Highway, Cameron Parish, Sept. 20. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The mobile center will be co-located with FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance Mobile Registration Intake Center. The application deadline to apply for Blue Roof is Sept. 30, 2020.

  • Operation Blue Roof sign-up for Hurricane Laura extended

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is extending the deadline to apply for Operation Blue Roof to Sept. 30, 2020. The original application deadline was set to expire Sept. 21. Residents can sign up for the program online at www.usace.army.mil/BlueRoof or call toll free 1-888-ROOF-BLU (1-888-766-3258).

  • Blue Roof Program sign-up station opening in Oberlin, La.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will move its mobile Blue Roof Sign-Up Center to Oberlin, Louisiana, at the Allen Parish Civic Center, 609 Tiger Lane, on Sept. 16. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The deadline to apply for Blue Roof is Sept. 21, 2020.

  • Blue Roof Program sign-up station opening in Lake Charles

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has opened a Blue Roof Sign-Up Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the Lake Charles Civic Center, 900 Lakeshore Dr., open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The program is currently active in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon parishes and is free to homeowners.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiates Blue Roof Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reviving its free Operation Blue Roof program to get as many houses into livable condition as possible during Hurricane Laura recovery. The program is currently active in Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, and Vernon parishes.