20 Mar 2023

Corps releases annual notice to all residents within Mississippi River Floodways

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District disseminated its annual notice to residents within Mississippi River floodways. The notice serves as a reminder to those that live, operate and/or do business within these floodways that there is a risk that they may experience flooding if the floodways are activated.

16 Mar 2023

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 second levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project. This contract will construct approximately 1.7 miles 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.

9 Mar 2023

Corps activates Phase I flood fight inspections along Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures.