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10 Jun 2011
Corps to close bays at Bonnet Carré Spillway
NEW ORLEANS – Based on the reduced flows in the Mississippi River at Red River Landing, the U.S.
3 Jun 2011
Temporary closure of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Inner Harbor Navigation Canal – Lake Borgne Surge Barrier to resume for one more week
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Shaw Group, the prime contractor on the Inner
1 Jun 2011
East Bank of Orleans Parish achieves 100-year level risk reduction
NEW ORLEANS – One week after metro New Orleans, defined as the area between the 17th Street Canal
1 Jun 2011
Corps Contracting Division wins Excellence in Contracting Award
NEW ORLEANS, LA – On May 12, 2011, the Contracting Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New
31 May 2011
Corps completes Verret to Caernarvon floodwall in St. Bernard Parish
NEW ORLEANS – It took three million man hours, 300,000 cubic yards of concrete and 50 Eiffel towers
31 May 2011
Jefferson, St. Charles east bank achieve 100-year level of risk reduction
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Team New Orleans achieved another major Hurricane
28 May 2011
Bonnet Carre Spillway closed to recreation
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Safety is the Corps’ number one priority. This holiday weekend, U.S. Army Corps of
27 May 2011
Map monitoring website now online
http://deltas.usgs.gov/spillway/BonnetCarre2011.aspx NEW ORLEANS, LA – To provide access to data
27 May 2011
Corps installs two 95-ton sector gate leafs in Caernarvon Canal
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Team New Orleans, recently installed a 56-foot-wide
26 May 2011
Corps begins to close bays on Morganza Floodway
Corps begins to close bays on Morganza Floodway Based on reduced flows in the Mississippi River at