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  • USACE to operate Morganza Control Structure

    NEW ORLEANS – Mississippi River Commission President and United States Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser has approved the request to operate the Morganza Control Structure and Floodway. If forecasted conditions remain unchanged, the operation will begin on June 2, 2019.

  • Corps awards vegetation clearing contract for risk reduction project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District recently awarded the first of two vegetation and tree clearing contracts for work related to the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Risk Reduction Project (WSLP) in St. Charles, St. John and St. James parishes.

  • TODAY: Corps to operate Bonnet Carré Spillway

    Based on changes to the current and forecasted conditions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will operate the Bonnet Carré Spillway today as early as 1 p.m.

  • Corps to host public meetings to discuss South Central Coast Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is hosting two public meetings to gather input on the feasibility study for hurricane protection and storm damage reduction for the South Central Coast of Louisiana.

  • High Water in the Mississippi River Valley

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – Protecting people, infrastructure, commerce, agriculture and energy are always at the forefront of what we do at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division (MVD). National Weather Service (NWS) analyses show a high pressure area located near the Southeast coast of the United States and a large trough out west. “This is the same pattern seen in most of the significant flooding events in the Mississippi Valley over the past 120 years, including the high water experienced earlier this year,” said Bill Frederick, senior NWS meteorologist and NWS liaison at the Mississippi Valley Division. NWS model guidance suggests this pattern will continue through at least the middle of May and will produce areas of very heavy rains across the Mississippi watershed. Currently, models show the heaviest rains falling over the Arkansas/Red/White/lower Missouri/middle Mississippi/Illinois valleys.

  • Corps to host open scoping meetings to discuss Upper Barataria Basin Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is hosting scoping meetings to share information and gather public input on the Upper Barataria Basin Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study.

  • Corps to host scoping meetings to discuss HSDRRS levee lift studies

    Corps to host scoping meetings to discuss HSDRRS levee lift studiesPart of the Bipartisan Budget Act

  • STEP OUTSIDE® Day slated for Saturday, April 27, 2019

    The 15th Annual STEP OUTSIDE Day is open to all children and adults. Locally sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, STEP OUTSIDE Day provides an opportunity to engage in safe, hands-on outdoor activities. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area Headquarters. Activities will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Corps to host open houses to discuss Amite River and Tributaries Study

    Corps to host open houses to discuss Amite River and Tributaries StudyPart of the Bipartisan Budget

  • Army Corps closes final bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway

    Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District closed the final bays of the Bonnet Carré Spillway Thursday, April 11.