NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will host a public meeting on February 8, 2012 to provide community members the opportunity to comment on long-term management of the Kenner and Kugler Cemeteries Archeological District, which is located within the Bonnet Carré Spillway project site in St. Charles Parish.
“The Corps intends to preserve and interpret these historic properties as well as improve public access to the sites,” said Chris Brantley, Bonnet Carré Spillway project manager. “This public meeting will provide a venue for open communication between the Corps and key stakeholders, including the descendants of those buried in the cemeteries.”
The Kenner and Kugler Cemeteries Archeological District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The longterm management plan for the cemeteries will also include reburial of cemetery remains inadvertently disinterred from the Kenner Cemetery. The actions described in the long-term management plan of the cemeteries constitute an undertaking that will be the subject of Section 106/110 consultation between the Corps and the Louisiana State Historic Preservation Officer. Known descendants of the Kenner and Kugler Cemeteries will also receive a letter informing them of the upcoming public meeting.
Public meeting details are:
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Informational Open House to view project details 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Presentation begins at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Destrehan Plantation Mule Barn
13034 River Road; Destrehan, LA 70047
Questions or comments should be addressed to:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
c/o Public Affairs
PO Box 60267
New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
Phone: 504-862-2201
Fax: 504-862-1724
E-mail: BonnetCarre@usace.army.mil
Release no. 12-076