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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.