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 Date     2007 News Releases
September 21, 2007 Corps closes Company Canal
August 17, 2007 Corps hurricane exercise set Friday, August 17
August 17, 2007 Phase one contractors selected for IHNC Design-Build Project
August 17, 2007 Corps hurricane exercise set
August 17, 2007 Testing on 150 foot section of London Avenue wall to begin Friday
August 15, 2007 Miss. River Commission to visit La., Aug. 24
August 14, 2007 Pump test at 17th Street Canal
August 13, 2007 Pump test at London Avenue Canal
August 9, 2007 Project progress community meetings on 100-year hurricane storm damage reduction actions
June 20, 2007 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases New Orleans Risk Analysis
May 29, 2007 Environmental needs and hurricane projects
May 19, 2007 Total closure selected plan for MRGO
April 10, 2007 Public meeting for 17th St. Canal homeowners
April 2, 2007 IPET:  Katrina investigation team releases final versions of selected report volumes
March 30, 2007 Corps removing 158 stumps on East Jeff lakefront and canals
March 28, 2007 Tree, fence removal Wednesday on London Canal
March 28, 2007 Bonnet Carré to help raise hurricane levees
March 23, 2007 Corps to host nine public meetings on 100-year hurricane and storm damage reduction actions
March 23, 2007 Protecting London Canal floodwall and levee
March 14, 2007 Media Advisory: Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, hosting a workshop with Dutch engineers
 Date     2006 News Releases
November 28, 2006 Corps of Engineers expands Hurricane Protection System online format
October 24, 2006 Hurricane contract awarded for West Bank
October 24, 2006 Corps to meet with London Canal homeowners
October 8, 2006 Miss., Atchafalaya inspections begin Friday
October 6, 2006 Lakefront levee tie-ins to be longer, stronger
October 8, 2006 Miss., Atchafalaya inspections begin Friday
October 6, 2006 Lakefront levee tie-ins to be longer, stronger
September 21, 2006 Tree removal will begin on London Canal
August 30, 2006 Ceremony for St. Chas. hurricane work is Friday
August 30, 2006 N.O. hurricane tree removal starts in September
August 25, 2006 Stage set to speed St. Charles hurricane work
August 25, 2006 Stage set to speed Jefferson hurricane work
August 4, 2006 Levee dirt: Corps to acquire land rights to get it
July 27, 2006 Stakeholders discuss closure of Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet
July 26, 2006 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases tropical rainfall depth inundation maps
July 7, 2006 Hurricane protection: Lakefront trees will be cut.
June 30, 2006

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases tropical rainfall inundation maps for the Orleans East Bank area

May 31, 2006

Media briefing about the New Orleans hurricane protection system and IPET draft final report

May 24, 2006

UPDATE--Corps schedules Industry Forum for June 2--UPDATE

May 23, 2006

Corps will dredge Houma Navigation Canal

May 23, 2006 Corps schedules Industry Forum for June 2
May 11, 2006 New sheet pile to strengthen Kenner floodwall
May 10, 2006 Corps to hold hurricane seminar May 11-12
May 10, 2006 Corps to hold hurricane seminar May 11-12
April 18, 2006 Corps repairing Mississippi River levee crown
March 6, 2006 How should Category 5 protection be provided?
February 16, 2006 Katrina eyewitnesses needed
February 6, 2006 Hurricane fix- Harvey Canal closing 5 months
February 5, 2006 Corps compensates landowners for property needed in flood control/hurricane protection system restoration
January 30, 2006 Outfall canal contracts awarded for interim gated closures, temporary pumps
January 23, 2006 Parish, Corps to present Plaquemines levee enlargement plans
January 17, 2006 Corps advertises first canal closure structure and pumps
January 15, 2006 New Orleans closes in on hurricane protection
January 12, 2006 Investigators to remove material from IHNC breach site
January 10, 2006 Workshop brings international hurricane experts together
 Date     2005 News Releases
October 4, 2005 Corps of Engineers public affairs, New Orleans, issues new phone numbers for news media only
September 29, 2005 Locks drain water from Mermentau Basin
September 21, 2005 Corps closes New Orleans canals in preparation for severe weather
September 20, 2005 Rita: Corps prepares for possible Round 2
September 19, 2005 Aerators reducing N.O. water contamination
September 18, 2005 The Corps' Recovery of New Orleans
September 15, 2005 Corps marks halfway point in unwatering mission
September 13, 2005 New Orleans water continues to recede over a foot per day
September 11, 2005 New Orleans begins to see results of recovery operations
September 11, 2005 Corps opens way for emergency Katrina repairs
September 10, 2005 Corps of Engineers details current activity in Louisiana hurricane recovery
September 9, 2005 Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
September 8, 2005 Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
September 7, 2005 Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
September 6, 2005 Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
September 5, 2005 Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
June 28, 2005 Going amphibious to pour concrete Wednesday
May 26, 2005 Orleans hurricane inspection trip is Friday
 Date     2004 News Releases
October 1, 2004 Hurricane project: Harvey Canal to be closed
 Date     2003 News Releases
July 17, 2003 6-parish hurricane exercise set Monday. July 21
July 10, 2003 Grand Isle hurricane repair begins Friday
February 3, 2003 Algiers Canal Levee getting interim lift to 7 1/2 feet   
January 28, 2003 Hurricane protection: 5 more public meetings
 Date     2002 News Releases
Nov 8, 2002 Hurricane protection study beginning 57 miles of levee from west St. Charles to Larose
Oct 8, 2002 Hurricane study meeting is Wednesday
Sept 27, 2002 Corps needs your help to study flooding caused by Tropical Storm Isidore
Sept 24, 2002 Hammond Highway Bridge being closed
Sept 24, 2002 High Water closes Bonnet Carre' Spillway to ATVs and 4-wheel drive trucks
Sept 5, 2002 Trucks can no longer use Hammond Highway Bridge over 17th Street Canal
Aug 23, 2002 Houma hurricane protection advances Congress is next step for Morganza to the Gulf project
May 29, 2002 Orleans hurricane inspection trip is Friday
Jan 04, 2002 N.O.-Metairie hurricane bridge contract awarded
 Date     2001 News Releases
Dec 19, 2001 N.O. hurricane bridge contract awarded 
Dec 10, 2001 Public meeting in Houma: hurricane protection project 
Sep 6, 2001 Rebuilt N.O. bridge will reopen at 10 a.m. Friday  
Jun 1, 2001 Despite long drought, Corps says levees in south Louisiana are in good condition
May 16, 2001 Levee District, Corps to make Orleans hurricane inspection trip Friday, May 18
Apr 25, 2001 Corps to stage hurricane emergency exercise in New Orleans, May 1 thru May 4
Mar 15, 2001 Can Coastal Louisiana be protected from devastating Category 4,5 hurricanes?
Jan 08, 2001 Key feature of St. Charles Parish hurricane protection ready for duty

 
 Date     2000 News Releases
Dec 18, 2000 Project to protect Morgan City hurricane evacuation route
Sep 15, 2000 N.O. bridge to be closed for floodproofing

 
 Date     1999 News Releases
Jun 03, 1999 Corps floodproofing 10 New Orleans bridges
May 14, 1999 Hurricane Protection Tour
Apr 16, 1999 Corps and sponsors prevent $749 million of Pontchartrain-area damage by 1998's Hurricane Georges

 
 Date     1998 News Releases
Sep 29, 1998 Locks reopen after Hurricane Georges
Sep 02, 1998 Corps deploys teams, boats in Earl's wake

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New Orleans,LA 
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Updated September 24, 2007

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