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  • Temporary Closure of General De Gaulle to Support Ongoing SELA Drainage Improvements

    As part of the federally funded Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA), the two right eastbound lanes of General De Gaulle Drive between Georgia Street and Indiana Street in New Orleans will be temporarily closed to traffic Friday, July 31, through Monday, August 3, 2026, to accommodate ongoing drainage improvement construction. Following completion of that work, the two left eastbound lanes of General De Gaulle Drive between Georgia Street and Indiana Street will also be temporarily closed within the same weekend time frame to allow construction activities to continue.

  • Contract Awarded for Levee, Floodwall and Gate on West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for the construction of a levee, floodwall, and gate, as part of the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. WSLP contract 103a will build a flood wall and levee and will be approximately 0.15 miles of the 18.5-mile levee system, which will provide 100-year level storm risk reduction for areas in St. John the Baptist, St. James, and St. Charles Parishes.

  • IHNC Lock replacement public review period extended

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, has extended the public review period ending on Aug. 10, 2026, to now end on Aug. 25, 2026, for the Final General Reevaluation Report and Integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock Replacement Project.

  • USACE releases final IHNC report for review

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, released the Final General Reevaluation Report and Integrated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Lock Replacement Project for a 30-day public review from July 10, 2026, through August 10, 2026.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Temporarily Close Reserve Relief Canal Boat Launch and Canal for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Construction

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will temporarily close the Reserve Relief Canal Boat Launch and restrict travel down the full length of the Reserve Relief Canal starting July 15, 2026. These closures and travel restrictions are projected to remain in place until project completion in June 2030.

  • Louisiana and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announce Historic Alliance to Fast-Track Louisiana Infrastructure Following Summit at Sea Level

    In a display of intergovernmental unity, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have agreed to a joint commitment to overhaul bureaucratic processes and accelerate coastal resilience efforts.

  • South Farm to host Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event Saturday, August 1, 2026

    A Wood Stork & Wading Bird Event will be held on Saturday, August 1st, 2026 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.

  • Temporary Closure of Indiana Street Supports Ongoing SELA Drainage Improvements

    The southbound lane of Indiana Street between Seine Street to General de Gaulle Drive in New Orleans, La, will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, June 8, 2026, to support construction activities associated with the federally funded Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA).

  • West Bank and Vicinity Future Levee Lifts Project Agreement Signed

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board of Louisiana, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West, the Lafourche Basin Conservation Levee and Drainage District, and the Plaquemines Parish Government signed an agreement today to begin preconstruction engineering and design phase for upcoming levee lifts of the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System’s West Bank and Vicinity Future Levee Lifts project.

  • Southwest Coastal Home Elevation Project Public Meeting

    Southwest Coastal Home Elevation Project Public MeetingWho: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)