Delegates from the World Bank and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam visited with personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers June 3 and 4, 2024, as part of the Vietnamese Delegation Study Tour: Nature-Based Solutions.
This visit is part of a larger study tour taking place June 3-10 and involves several USACE districts and divisions, including the New Orleans District, Jacksonville District, Mississippi Valley Division, the Pacific Ocean Division and USACE Headquarters. The tour serves as an exchange of best practices designed to showcase nature-based solutions for large river systems and provide more economical, efficient, and environmentally-sound water resources management in the U.S. and Vietnam’s respective river...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico. USACE awarded a contract to Weeks Marine for construction of the saltwater sill at approximately river mile 64 near Myrtle Grove, La. The initial phase of construction will build the sill to an elevation of -55 feet. At that...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has scheduled a virtual public update meeting for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at 2 p.m.
The operational trigger has been met for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct an underwater sill across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to arrest further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
The southbound lane of the La. Hwy 15 bridge crossing the Old River Control Overbank Structure will remain partially closed while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, repairs the Overbank Structure of the Old River Control Complex near Lettsworth, La. USACE is scheduled to begin repairs Aug. 22, 2024, and repairs are scheduled to be completed by the end of this August.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District have scheduled three public meetings to present information and gather public comments for the tentatively selected plan detailed in the Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Flood Risk Management Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment. The draft report recommends a nonstructural plan that involves floodproofing or elevation of nearly 1,100 buildings located within...
