As 2025 draws to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect on the tremendous progress made on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Project. With each milestone, we're one step closer to enhancing the resilience of our communities. Stay tuned as we continue to make strides in delivering this critical infrastructure!
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge 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.
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...
