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News Release Archive

12 May 2011
Corps analyzes multiple Mississippi River scenarios
NEW ORLEANS – As part of its emergency response effort, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans
11 May 2011
Traffic to resume its normal pattern on Highway 46 in St. Bernard Parish
NEW ORLEANS – As part of ongoing construction of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction
10 May 2011
Old River Lock to close Thursday, May 12
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Due to high water on the Mississippi River, the Old River Lock will be closed to
8 May 2011
Bonnet Carré Spillway Opening Event
What: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will be opening 10 bays of the Bonnet
8 May 2011
Corps of Engineers proffers permit for emergency closure of Bayou Chene
New Orleans—The United States Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District, in close coordination
6 May 2011
Corps Releases Inundation Map
NEW ORLEANS – In partnership with state and local leaders, the Corps has developed an Inundation Map
6 May 2011
Work Suspended on 15 Miles of Mississippi River Levees
New Orleans, LA – In the interest of public safety and to address the more immediate threat of
6 May 2011
Bonnet Carre Spillway public access information
NORCO, LA – Public access to the Bonnet Carré Spillway is limited to the downstream end of the
6 May 2011
Corps to open Bonnet Carré Spillway
NEW ORLEANS – Heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley and rising Mississippi River water stages and
5 May 2011
STEP OUTSIDE® Day cancelled
KROTZ SPRINGS – Due to high water conditions in the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers, STEP OUTSIDE