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Channel Deepening, New Dredge Projects Made Headlines In 2020

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Channel Deepening, New Dredge Projects Made Headlines In 2020

December 31, 2020

While COVID-19 proved the dominant newsmaker for much of 2020, a steady stream of dredging and waterway announcements during the year will, hopefully, have a much more enduring—and… Read More

Columbia, La., Port Commission Receives $10.5 Million In Federal RAISE Grants

August 29, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) announced recently that the Columbia Port Commission has been selected to receive $10.5 million in federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability… Read More

Last Stop NOLA: MRC Concludes Annual High-Water Inspection In New Orleans

April 17, 2023

The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) concluded its yearly high-water inspection trip in the Big Easy March 31, with the mv. Mississippi docking at the New Orleans Engineer District’s… Read More

Corps, Louisiana Sign Lower Mississippi River Deepening Agreement From left, Mississippi Valley Division Engineer Maj. Gen. Dianna Holland, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, and New Orleans District Engineer Col Stephen Murphy sign project partnership agreement July 31. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

From left, Mississippi Valley Division Engineer Maj. Gen. Dianna Holland, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, and New Orleans District Engineer Col Stephen Murphy sign project partnership agreement July 31. (Photo by Frank McCormack)

Corps, Louisiana Sign Lower Mississippi River Deepening Agreement

August 7, 2020

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… Read More