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News Release Archive

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
25 May 2011
Metro New Orleans achieves 100-year level risk reduction
NEW ORLEANS – One day after reaching the 100-year level risk reduction at the Inner Harbor
24 May 2011
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Corridor achieves 100-year level risk reduction
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Team New Orleans, achieved a major Hurricane and
23 May 2011
21st Secretary of the U.S. Army tours Corps projects
What: The Honorable John McHugh, the 21st Secretary of the U.S. Army, will be in New Orleans on May
23 May 2011
Corps continues to deliver hurricane risk reduction mission Two additional St. Bernard projects can defend against 1 percent storm surge event
NEW ORLEANS – In addition to implementing a historic flood fight, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
23 May 2011
Bayou Sorrel Lock closes today
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the Bayou Sorrel Lock to navigation this
19 May 2011
Indian Bayou recreational area closed
PORT BARRE, LA – Effective immediately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prohibiting all