24 Jul 2023

USACE re-assesses West Shore Lake Pontchartrain total project cost

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed an updated certified total project cost for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system.

24 Jul 2023

Morganza to the Gulf Environmental Justice Outreach Meeting

The Environmental Justice Outreach Team for the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico Project held an Environmental Justice Outreach Meeting on Wednesday, July 19th at the Terrebonne Folklife Museum in Houma, LA. This Environmental Justice Outreach effort was led by RPEDS Environmental Justice Specialists Andrew Perez and Quanita Kendrick, with some presentation by District Tribal Liaison Brian Ostahowski.

17 Jul 2023

South Farm to host Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event Saturday, July 29, 2023

A Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event will be held on Saturday, July 29th 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.

17 Jul 2023

Public Meetings Scheduled for St. Tammany Parish Feasibility Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (CEMVN) has prepared a Revised Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (RDIFR-EIS) for the St. Tammany Parish Louisiana, Feasibility Study. Public comment period and public meetings announced.

14 Jul 2023

Notice of Availability of the St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study, Revised Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement (RDIFR-EIS)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (CEMVN), has prepared RDIFR-EIS for your review and comment.

12 Jul 2023

USACE begins construction of Mississippi River saltwater barrier

On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.

7 Jul 2023

USACE to remove temporary pumps at the London Avenue Outfall Canal

NEW ORLEANS – With all 17 permanent pumps inspected and restored, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will remove the contingency pumps installed on the Pratt Drive side of the London Avenue Outfall Canal in New Orleans, La. The process to carefully remove the pumps and all associated piping will begin Monday, July 10, and take approximately one month to complete.

5 Jul 2023

USACE to construct underwater sill to arrest salt water progression into Mississippi River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.

30 Jun 2023

Federal, state, and local partners sign agreement for Port of Iberia, Louisiana Project

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD), and the Port of Iberia signed a partnering agreement to begin efforts to advance the Port of Iberia, Louisiana project.

21 Jun 2023

Federal, state, and local partnership agreement for Southwest Coastal Louisiana Risk Reduction Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana have signed a partnership agreement for the $6.5 billion Southwest Coastal Louisiana hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal ecosystem restoration project.