Date |
2007 News Releases
|
December 13, 2007 |
Corps
announces request for sources of borrow material |
December 7, 2007 |
Announcement of lane closure at the lakefront |
December 7, 2007 |
Environmental justice meets the 100-year hurricane
protection |
December 5, 2007 |
Corps
hosts public meeting to discuss government and
contractor furnished borrow material |
November 26, 2007 |
Corps
hosts public meeting to present alternatives for
permanent protection at outfall canals |
November 19, 2007 |
South
Farm in the Sherburne WMA closes |
November 8, 2007 |
Phony Corps
1-800 number, e-mails, just a phishing scam |
October 31, 2007 |
Corps
hosts public workshop to present scientific and
environmental information |
October 26, 2007 |
Corps
announces advance measures plan to reduce hurricane
flood risk in the IHNC |
October 22, 2007 |
Harvey
sector gate closes |
October 19, 2007 |
Corps hosts
continuing series of public meetings on hurricane
protection projects |
October 17, 2007 |
Corps waives
day use fees on Veterans Day |
October 11, 2007 |
Corps hosting
educational tour of the interim closure structures to
UNO Chapter of ASCE students |
October 11, 2007 |
Landowner
easement presentation scheduled |
October 1, 2007 |
Indian Bayou physically challenged ATV trail closure |
October 1, 2007 |
Contract
awarded for phase II of Cousins Canal SELA project |
September 21, 2007 |
Corps closes Company Canal |
September 21, 2007 |
New Orleans
District receives Small Business Administration Crystal
Award |
September 20, 2007 |
Corps
announces decision to raise London Avenue Canal safe
water elevation |
September 18, 2007 |
2007 Miss. River
navigation maps released |
September 7, 2007 |
100 year hurricane
protection projects public meetings series continues |
August 26, 2007 |
Corps sets up collection sites for Katrina claims |
August 22, 2007 |
Corps releases new risk maps f/ the New Orleans area;
Powell releases costs for 100-yr hurricane protection
|
August 23, 2007 |
Harvey
Floodgate operational and canal closure complete |
August 22, 2007 |
Corps
hurricane exercise set Monday, Aug. 27 |
August 21, 2007 |
Corps
reminds public to file Katrina claim by August 29 |
August 21, 2007 |
Gates/pumps protection complete on city's 3 outfall
canals |
August 17, 2007 |
Corps hurricane exercise set Friday, August 17 |
August 17, 2007 |
Phase
one contractors selected for IHNC Design-Build Project |
August 17, 2007 |
Corps hurricane
exercise set |
August 17, 2007 |
Testing on 150 foot section of London Avenue wall to
begin Friday |
August 15, 2007 |
Miss. River
Commission to visit La., Aug. 24 |
August 14, 2007 |
Pump test at
17th Street Canal |
August 13, 2007 |
Pump test at London Avenue Canal |
August 9, 2007 |
Project
progress community meetings on 100-year hurricane storm
damage reduction actions |
August 2, 2007 |
Removing trees
along N.O. lakefront levee |
August 1, 2007 |
Corps
works with state to develop hurricane protection and
coastal restoration alternatives for La. |
July 20, 2007 |
Lee becomes New
Orleans district engineer |
July 19, 2007 |
Corps hosts change of
command ceremony |
July 10, 2007 |
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers releases West Bank risk analysis |
July 10, 2007 |
Meeting Thursday
on big hurricane project Magnitude of
Construction over $500 million |
July 2, 2007 |
MRGO Draft Final
Report |
June 20, 2007 |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releases New Orleans Risk
Analysis |
June 19, 2007 |
Corps to
clean up Gentilly levee-repair road |
May 30, 2007 |
Alligators and
Oxbows, nature hikes |
May 29, 2007 |
Environmental
needs and hurricane projects (correction
to program costs made 5/31/07..see notation) |
May 19, 2007 |
Total closure
selected plan for MRGO |
May 17, 2007 |
MRGO public
meeting May 19, 2007 at Nunez Community College
Auditorium |
May 14, 2007 |
Corps will acquire
Mariner's Cove West building impacted by hurricane
project work along 17th Street Canal |
May 14, 2007 |
Largemouth bass
coming to Bonnet Carré |
May 9, 2007 |
Lee tapped as N.O.
District's 60th commander |
May 9, 2007 |
Step Outside:
outdoor activities day May 12 |
May 1, 2007 |
Corps
advertises two contracts |
April 25, 2007 |
Corps issues
public notice for La. steel mill |
April 17, 2007 |
Corps makes
floodwall repairs on Company Canal |
April 13, 2007 |
MRC will meet public
in Baton Rouge, Friday, April 20 |
April 10, 2007 |
Public
meeting for 17th St. Canal homeowners |
April 2, 2007 |
IPET: Katrina
investigation team releases final versions of selected
report volumes |
March 30, 2007 |
Corps removing
158 stumps on East Jeff lakefront and canals |
March 28, 2007 |
Tree, fence
removal Wednesday on London Canal |
March 28, 2007 |
Bonnet Carré
to help raise hurricane levees |
March 23, 2007 |
Corps to
host nine public meetings on 100-year hurricane and
storm damage reduction actions |
March 23, 2007 |
Protecting London Canal floodwall and levee |
March 21, 2007 |
Corps seeks comments on Plaquemines Parish
non-federal levees
|
March 16, 2007 |
Corps Supplementing EIS on IHNC Lock Replacement Project |
March 14, 2007 |
Media Advisory: Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, hosting a workshop with Dutch engineers |
March 13, 2007 |
Land’s end: Corps makes a stand at Venice |
March 09, 2007 |
Corps of Engineers Revises and Renews Nationwide Permits |
February 26, 2007 |
Corps awards contract for W. Esplanade Bridge
|
February 16, 2007 |
Atchafalaya
warning: High-water 2007 is here |
February 1, 2007 |
Corps awards contract for Elmwood Canal Bridge as part of Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Damage Reduction Project (SELA) |
January 31, 2007 |
Corps awards contract for Elmwood Canal Bridge |
January 12, 2007 |
Corps awards
Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA)
contract for Gardere Canal |
January 10, 2007 |
Corps awards
Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA)
contracts |
Date |
2006 News Releases
|
December 29, 2006 |
Corps safety
precautions for visitors to construction sites |
December 15, 2006 |
Mississippi
River Gulf Outlet Deep Draft Deauthorization Interim
Report to Congress |
November 28, 2006 |
Corps of
Engineers expands Hurricane Protection System online
format |
November 24, 2006 |
Key
drainage contract awarded in Metairie |
November 22, 2006 |
Corps will
re-schedule Industry Forum |
October 27, 2006 |
Mississippi River Gulf Outlet public meeting scheduled, Oct. 28, at UNO |
October 24, 2006 |
Hurricane contract awarded for West Bank |
October 24, 2006 |
Corps to meet with London Canal homeowners |
October 16, 2006 |
South La. river-levee inspections updated |
October 11, 2006 |
New Orleans
river-levee inspection is Friday |
October 8, 2006 |
(Revised,
see Oct. 16, 2006 news release) Miss., Atchafalaya inspections begin Friday |
October 6, 2006 |
Lakefront levee tie-ins
to be longer, stronger |
September 21, 2006 |
Tree removal
will begin on London Canal |
September 1, 2006 |
Meetings scheduled for public comments on beneficial use of dredged material |
August 31, 2006 |
Postponed: Ceremony for
St. Chas. hurricane work is Friday |
August 30, 2006 |
Ceremony for
St. Chas. hurricane work is Friday |
August 30, 2006 |
N.O. hurricane tree removal starts in September |
August 25, 2006 |
Stage set to speed St. Charles hurricane work |
August 25, 2006 |
Stage set to speed Jefferson hurricane work |
August 22, 2006 |
Corps OKs
lower water on Henderson Lake |
August 18, 2006 |
Miss. River
Commission coming to La., Aug. 25 |
August 11, 2006 |
Advisory on Structure Removal at
17th St. Canal Levee Site |
August 8, 2006 |
Corps Begins Structure Removal near 17th St. Canal |
August 4, 2006 |
Corps hosts
two-day industry forum |
August 3, 2006 |
Levee dirt:
Corps to
acquire land rights to get it |
July 27, 2006 |
Stakeholders discuss closure of Mississippi River-Gulf
Outlet |
July 26, 2006 |
U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers releases tropical rainfall depth inundation
maps |
July 19, 2006 |
Atchafalaya meetings: water quality, recreation |
July 7, 2006 |
Hurricane protection: Lakefront trees will be cut. |
June 30, 2006 |
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers releases tropical rainfall inundation
maps for the Orleans East Bank area |
June 20, 2006 |
Corps meets
builders Thursday about $250 million contract |
June 16, 2006 |
Gulf Intracoastal
closures will begin Sunday |
May 31, 2006 |
Media briefing about the New Orleans hurricane
protection system and IPET draft final report |
May 24, 2006 |
Corps schedules Industry Forum for June 2 |
May 23, 2006 |
Corps will
dredge Houma Navigation Canal |
May 23, 2006 |
Corps schedules Industry Forum for June 2 |
May 18, 2006 |
Dredge
Wheeler open to free public tours at Woldenberg Park May
19 and 20 |
May 11, 2006 |
New sheet pile to
strengthen Kenner floodwall |
May 10, 2006 |
Corps to hold
hurricane seminar May 11-12 |
May 8, 2006 |
Category 5
hurricane protection meetings to be held in Houma /
Larose |
May 4, 2006 |
Step Outside:
outdoor activities day May 13 |
May 2, 2006 |
IPET releases
results on London Avenue Canal breaches |
April 18, 2006 |
Corps repairing
Mississippi River levee crown |
April 14, 2006 |
Atchafalaya Basin oil spill: most recovered or contained |
April 4, 2006 |
Mississippi River Commission will meet public in New
Orleans, Friday, April 7 |
March 17, 2006 |
Learn to be a
volunteer in the Atchafalaya Basin |
March 6, 2006 |
How should
Category 5 protection be provided? |
February 16, 2006 |
Katrina
eyewitnesses
needed |
February 10, 2006 |
Contract award
results |
February 6, 2006 |
Hurricane fix: Harvey Canal closing 5 months |
February 5, 2006 |
Corps compensates landowners for property needed in
flood control/hurricane protection system restoration |
February 3, 2006 |
Associated General
Contractors Conference presentation by Colonel Rich
Wagenaar |
January 31, 2006 |
PSA:
Notice of levee enlargement construction |
January 30, 2006 |
Outfall canal contracts awarded for interim gated
closures, temporary pumps |
January 23, 2006 |
Parish, Corps to present Plaquemines levee enlargement
plans |
January 17, 2006 |
Corps advertises
first canal closure structure and pumps |
January 15, 2006 |
New
Orleans closes in on hurricane protection |
January 12, 2006 |
Investigators to remove
material from IHNC breach site |
January 10, 2006 |
Workshop brings international hurricane experts together
|
Date |
2005 News Releases
|
December 12, 2005 |
Investigators to remove material from floodwall
|
November 18, 2005 |
Contracts awarded to local
companies for levee repair |
November 18, 2005 |
Contracts awarded to local
companies for levee repair |
November 14, 2005 |
Contracts
awarded to local companies for levee repair |
November 9, 2005 |
Boat, barge
removal needed for levee reconstruction |
November 8, 2005
|
Sheet
Pile Work Begins at 17th Street |
November 8, 2005
|
Robert, La. Company
Receives Levee Repair Contract |
November 7, 2005
|
Where to place
Lower Atchafalaya dredged material? |
November 5 2005
|
Baton
Rouge Small Business Receives Levee Repair Contract |
November 5, 2005
|
Baton
Rouge, La. Company Receives Contract for IHNC Work |
November 5, 2005
|
Harvey, La. Small Business Receives Levee Repair
Contract |
November 5, 2005
|
St.
Martinville, La. Company Receives Levee Repair Contract |
November 4, 2005
|
Spillway ATV area closed
Veterans Day weekend
|
November 4, 2005
|
Preparations for a
Rainfall Event in New Orleans
|
November 4, 2005
|
Public Release of Data on
New Orleans Levees and Floodwalls
|
October 24, 2005
|
Corps
tracing river 'fluff' in sediment test
|
October 19, 2005
|
Army Corps of Engineers Strengthens Floodwall Repairs in
New Orleans |
October 12, 2005
|
Houma,
La contractor receives rebuilding contract
|
October 12, 2005
|
New
Orleans: unwatered
|
October 4, 2005
|
Corps
of Engineers public affairs, New Orleans, issues new phone
numbers for news media only
|
October 3, 2005
|
Army
Corps closes canals as water rises in New Orleans
|
September 29, 2005
|
Locks
drain water from Mermentau Basin
|
September 29, 2005
|
Corps
of Engineers to restore pre-Katrina protection in New
Orleans
|
September 28, 2005
|
Corps, industry to test locks at 11 a.m. today - navigation
still possible in area
|
September 27, 2005
|
Water
levels continue to drop in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward
|
September 26, 2005
|
Army
Corps of Engineers removes closures on 17th Street, London
Ave. canals
|
September 25, 2005
|
Army
Corps of Engineers make emergency repairs to Industrial
Canal levees, pumping continues
|
September 23, 2005
|
Temporary
closure on New Orleans canal overtopped
|
September 22, 2005
|
Corps
available for comment at 17th Street Canal from 3:30 -
5:30 today
|
September 21, 2005
|
Corps closes New Orleans canals in preparation for severe weather
|
September 20, 2005
|
Rita: Corps prepares for possible Round 2
|
September 19, 2005
|
Aerators reducing N.O. water contamination
|
September 18, 2005
|
The Corps' Recovery of New Orleans
|
September 15, 2005
|
Corps marks halfway point in unwatering mission
|
September 13, 2005
|
New Orleans water continues to recede over a foot per day
|
September 11, 2005
|
New Orleans begins to see results of recovery operations
|
September 11, 2005
|
Corps opens way for emergency Katrina repairs
|
September 10, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers details
current activity in Louisiana hurricane recovery
|
September 9, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
|
September 8, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
|
September 7, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
|
September 6, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
|
September 5, 2005
|
Corps of Engineers' update to Hurricane Katrina Response
|
August 23, 2005
|
Corps
begins sampling Industrial Canal sediment
|
August 10, 2005
|
Mississippi
River Commission coming to Louisiana, August 26
|
July 15, 2005
|
Wood
stork birding spectacle at South Farm
|
July 12, 2005
|
Wagenaar
becomes New Orleans district engineer
|
July 11, 2005
|
Corps hosts change of command ceremony
|
July 07, 2005
|
Corps
names top executives for New Orleans District
|
June 28, 2005
|
Going
amphibious to pour concrete Wednesday
|
June 7, 2005
|
Comments
sought on La. shoreline barrier restoration study
|
May 26, 2005
|
Orleans hurricane inspection trip is Friday
|
May 16, 2005
|
Big
dredge on display Friday and Saturday in New Orleans
|
May 13, 2005
|
Jeselink to assume interim command of
N.O. District
|
May 6, 2005
|
Corps
hosts Blessing of the Fleet May 13
|
April 28, 2005
|
Step
Outside:outdoor activities day May 14
|
April 22, 2005
|
Kids
to take over district April 28th on national Take Our
Daughters and Sons to Work Day
|
April 14, 2005
|
Mississippi
River Commission will meet public in New Orleans, Friday,
April 22
|
March 30, 2005
|
Amite
River Basin: is ecosystem restoration feasible? (map
included)
|
March 24, 2005
|
Open
house at Bonnet Carré set Sunday, April 3
|
February 16, 2005
|
Corps
engineering events reach for kids
|
February 11, 2005
|
Corps'
2005 Atchafalaya evacuation warning
|
January 31, 2005
|
Governor,
Corps join hands to save Louisiana coast
|
January 31, 2005
|
Fact
Sheet: Louisiana Coastal Area Study
|
January 28, 2005
|
La.
governor, Corps chief will sign historic agreement
|