Mariners and anglers lucky enough to have visited the Chandeleur Sound by way of Baptiste Collette late this summer likely beheld an island of avian wonder as they left the… Read More
New Orleans Engineer District
Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the association’s 115th… Read More
Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of Louisiana met in New Orleans July 31 to sign a project partnership agreement for deepening the Mississippi River… Read More
With the New Orleans Engineer District continuing to open bays at the Bonnet Carré Spillway, the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans was holding steady at just over 16.5 feet April… Read More
Work to replace armoring of the four gate bays of the sector gates at Calcasieu Lock on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) near Lake Charles, La., is nearing completion. The… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District announced April 2 plans to begin opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway as soon as the following day. New Orleans District Commander Col. Stephen Murphy recommended… Read More
The Mississippi Valley Trade & Transport Council and The Coal Institute held the annual World Trade & Transport Conference February 20 at the Omni Royal Orleans hotel in New Orleans’… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District announced January 9 the activation of its Phase I flood fight between Baton Rouge, La., and the mouth of the Mississippi River. The Corps initiates… Read More
For 123 days this year, the Mississippi River’s flood waters roared through the Bonnet Carré Spillway, located in Norco, La., close to 30 miles upriver from New Orleans. At its… Read More
The New Orleans Engineer District and the Plaquemines Port Harbor & Terminal District signed a design agreement August 14 for the Louisiana Coastal Area Beneficial Use of Dredged Material (BUDMAT)… Read More
