9 Mar 2023

Corps activates Phase I flood fight inspections along Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures.

7 Feb 2023

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study open houses scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District scheduled two pre-scoping open houses to gather public input for the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Feasibility Study.

25 Jan 2023

Amite River feasibility study receives additional time, funding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, received an exemption for additional time and funding for the Amite River and Tributaries – Comprehensive Study East of the Mississippi River, Louisiana.

23 Jan 2023

Record of Decision signed for West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Mitigation Alternative

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, announced today that a Record of Decision was signed by Maj. Gen. Diana Holland, Mississippi Valley Division Commanding General, on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) mitigation feature. The Record of Decision found that the Maurepas Diversion meets the swamp mitigation need for the WSLP Project.

21 Dec 2022

Contract awarded for levee work for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing the first levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately one mile of the 17.5-mile-long levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area extending from the Bonnet Carre’ spillway to Garyville.

19 Dec 2022

USACE reaches decision on Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion permit

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division and New Orleans District proffered a Department of Army permit and Section 408 permission to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) for construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion.

6 Dec 2022

USACE is Seeking Public Input to Proposed Updates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers values your partnership and is seeking public input on proposed updates to the federal regulation 33 CFR 203.  This is the regulation that outlines how USACE implements its authority provided in Public Law 84-99 for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

2 Dec 2022

Corps releases West Shore Lake Pontchartrain environmental documents for review

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the "2014 Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement for the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Study" for a 30-day public review.

2 Dec 2022

Corps releases West Shore Lake Pontchartrain environmental documents for review

Alternative project evaluation to compensate for environmental impacts associated with the construction of WSLP Project.

12 Oct 2022

Corps begins constructing underwater sill to halt saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River

Project designed to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill Oct. 11, 2022, across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.