Archive for February, 2010

A plan to partially remove dirt from an East Jefferson levee section riddled with debris east of Williams Boulevard has been scratched and instead the objectionable dirt will be removed completely and replaced with new material, regional levee commissioners have just...

The district commander for the Army Corps of Engineers has signed off on the final portion of a nearly 25-mile ring of concrete-topped levees and floodwalls around St. Bernard Parish. Col. Al Lee, the New Orleans district commander, recently signed...

The federal Minerals Management Service has approved a $699,400 grant to Tangipahoa Parish for the engineering and design of a project to protect the northern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. Brett Duke/The Times-PicayuneA man fishes in the waters of Pass Manchac,...

The Corps of Engineers will host a community meeting in Violet Monday to discuss the Violet Freshwater Diversion in St. Bernard Parish. During the meeting, community members will learn more about the proposed Violet Freshwater Diversion and impacts anticipated by its construction and operation,...

Heres what newspapers throughout the state are offering online readers today: Chuck Cook / The Times-PicayuneArmy Aviation Center in Hammond, shown under construction in 2008, is dedicated.The Baton Rouge Advocate: LSU chancellor warns of higher tuition, fewer programs. The Lafayette...

Scientist has sued university, saying his free speech rights were violated

Charges that officials feared criticism of the Corps of Engineers would jeopardize federal funding for the university

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Corps of Engineers thinks the pool is rainwater, but is still investigating

More, and better, shelters are needed, Lt. Gen. Russel Honore says