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  • New Orleans District welcomes new commander

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District commander Col. Cullen Jones handed the reins to Col. Scotty Autin during a formal change of command ceremony at the district’s headquarters Friday, July 25, 2025.

  • South Farm to host Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event Saturday, August 2, 2025

    A Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event will be held on Saturday, August 2nd at the South Farm of the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area Complex.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to invite everyone to view this spectacle.  Wood storks and other wading and shore birds can be viewed in this area as they are drawn to feed in the South Farm’s water management units.

  • USACE seeks public comments on new NEPA implementing procedures for the Corps Regulatory Program and Section 408 Program

    The Department of the Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced we are seeking comments on an interim final rule that establishes new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations at Title 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 333 for the USACE Regulatory Program and the USACE Section 408 Program. The interim final rule became effective on July 3, 2025 for Regulatory Program permit applications and Section 408 permission requests submitted to the USACE on or after July 3, 2025. The new USACE NEPA implementing procedures at 33 CFR 333 replace the Corps Regulatory Program’s previous NEPA implementing procedures at 33 CFR 325, appendix B.

  • IHNC Lock replacement public review, comment periods extended

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has extended the public review and comment period from ending on July 17, 2025, to now end on Sept 2, 2025, for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Draft General Reevaluation Report and integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

  • UPDATE - Street Closure Announcement: Destrehan Avenue in Harvey to remain closed until August 2025 due to the continued high Mississippi River

    Due to the extended high Mississippi River, Destrehan Avenue in Harvey, La., will remain closed to traffic until the end of August 2025 while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues construction of the floodwall it began building in December 2024. The public will be able to take 4th Street to Barataria Boulevard to reach River Road.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks public comments on proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is seeking comments on its proposal to renew and revise 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new nationwide permit authorizing activities associated with improving fish passage. Nationwide permits authorize activities in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.

  • Army Corps of Engineers announces proposal to renew and revise nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it has prepared its proposal to renew and revise 56 of 57 existing nationwide permits for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. USACE will propose not to reissue one nationwide permit authorizing activities associated with finfish mariculture.

  • Update to Draft Report for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released an update to the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study Draft Feasibility Report with Integrated Environmental Assessment and an unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (#EA20200B3P1745395179), for a 30-day public review and comment period starting June 5, 2025.

  • IHNC Lock replacement draft report released for public comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, released the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock Replacement Supplemental Draft General Reevaluation Report and integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement today for a 45-day public review period ending on July 17, 2025.

  • Corps of Engineers Deactivates Phase II Flood Fight

    Water levels along the Mississippi River have dropped, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to move from Phase II to Phase I flood fight procedures.