Corps of Engineers

Following criticism from the Louisiana governor’s office, the New Orleans Engineer District has suspended its permit for the proposed $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion (MBSD), a project that was the… Read More

Don Waldon, the longtime administrator of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority, has released a personal memoir and history of the waterway titled “Journey To The River.” The book chronicles both… Read More

May 23, 2025 The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting nominations for its U.S. Department of Transportation Advisory Board to provide strategic vision and high-level guidance to modernize and… Read More

The Corps of Engineers released its Fiscal Year 2025 Work Plan May 15, with funds allocated for Chickamauga, Montgomery and T.J. O’Brien Locks. The Bayou Sorrel Study also received funding. Read More

The Buffalo Engineer District and its contractor, New York-based DMYLES Inc., began dredging May 1 at the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel. The Buffalo District awarded the $9 million contract… Read More

The Department of the Army served notice in the May 5 Federal Register that it is reconstituting the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) with all new member nominations. While the… Read More

A federal judge in Jackson, Miss., issued an order April 28 allowing a lawsuit by a newspaper publisher and lumber company against the Mississippi River Commission (MRC) to proceed. The… Read More

Issues surrounding fleeting contracts and liability in unusual events were examined during a panel session at the 41st annual River and Marine Industry Seminar in New Orleans. The Greater New… Read More