March 9, 2010:
Corps of Engineers awards St. Charles levee contract. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on March 8, 2010:  The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a $9.5 million contract to build a new floodwall at Cross Bayou in the St. Charles Parish East Bank Hurricane Protection levee. (read more)

March 5, 2010:
White House announces road map for coastal restoration in Louisiana, Mississippi. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on March 4, 2010:  A White House working group of Cabinet-level officials on Thursday outlined a road map for speeding the design and construction of coastal restoration projects in Louisiana and Mississippi, and pledged to give coastal restoration the same priority as navigation and flood protection in future federal decision-making. (read more)

March 2, 2010:
Flood-protection innovations discussed at conference at old U.S. Mint. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on February 26, 2010: Engineers and politicians should be more open to new technologies and integrated systems of flood prevention and mitigation, German engineer Erik Pasche said Friday at a conference on water management and urban planning in risk-prone communities that was held at the old U.S. Mint in New Orleans. (read more)

February 26, 2010:
WB flood protection agency says Web site benefits businesses. The following news clipping from CityBusiness was posted online February 24, 2010: The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West has launched a Web site it says will help West Bank families and businesses be prepared for future floods and keep current on project progress. (read more)

February 25, 2010:
St. Charles Parish applies for permit for second phase of west bank hurricane levee. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on February 18, 2010: After more than a decade of negotiation with state and federal agencies, St. Charles Parish has applied for a permit for the second phase of a west bank hurricane protection levee. (read more)

February 23, 2010:
Corps of Engineers approves levee clay borrow sites in Plaquemines, St. Charles and Ascension parishes. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on February 18, 2010: The Army Corps of Engineers has approved seven more privately-owned borrow sites from which clay can be purchased to build area levees. (read more)

February 19, 2010:
Corps awards final portion of Bayou Segnette project. The following news clipping is from CityBusiness from February 17, 2010: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract for the final portion of its storm surge-protection project at Bayou Segnette. (read more)

February 17, 2010:
Major coastal restoration financing starts, slowly, in Barack Obama's 2011 budget plan. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on February 1, 2010: President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget includes the first $35.6 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to construct larger coastal Louisiana restoration projects, but falls far short of the money allocated to similar major environmental restoration projects elsewhere in the country. (read more)

February 11, 2010:
A news release from the Authority: SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA FLOOD PROTECTION AUTHORITY-WEST LAUNCHES
WEB SITE DESIGNED TO KEEP WEST BANK SAFE FROM SURGES. To help West Bank families and businesses remain safe from flooding caused by storm surges, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-West has launched a Web site – www.slfpaw.org – containing a wealth of information, including incident reporting and guidance, project descriptions and updates, news, emergency contacts and more. (read more)

February 9, 2010:
Coastal restoration and levees would share $600 million from state in fiscal year 2011 under proposal. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 28, 2010: Louisiana expects to spend $600 million of state money on levee, coastal restoration and coastal infrastructure projects in fiscal year 2011, according to the draft coastal restoration and hurricane protection plan released Wednesday. (read more)

February 4, 2010:
A letter from Board President Susan Maclay. The 2009 hurricane season ended peacefully, and for that everyone in southeast Louisiana is thankful. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority – West (SLFPA-W), in cooperation with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, worked hard in 2009 to help provide protection from hurricane flooding for citizens living and working within its jurisdiction of the west bank of Orleans Parish and most of the west bank of Jefferson Parish.
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January 28, 2010:
St. Charles Parish flood protection projects turning heads along Airline Drive. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 26, 2010: Motorists traveling along Airline Drive in St. Charles Parish can't help but notice the huge yellow crane in the sky or the orange cones blocking a portion of the highway as contractors work on a levee and drainage project that authorities say will mean better flood protection for parish residents. (read more)

January 26, 2010:
Coastal restoration getting 'dream team.' The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 22, 2010: Hoping that attention on coastal restoration needs in the Pontchartrain Basin will get much-needed projects up and running, the regional levee authority president for districts east of the Mississippi River established a "dream team" of coastal specialists Thursday to advise the board. (read more)

January 21, 2010:
Coastal restoration effort moves into higher gear. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 20, 2010: Embarking on its 20th year of building small to moderate-sized coastal restoration projects, the Breaux Act Task Force on Wednesday added four new projects to its list of 144 active projects and moved five more from design into construction. (read more)

January 19, 2010:
Floodwall will be recycled as erosion control. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 18, 2010: Part of the floodwall at the Jefferson and St. Charles Parish line could be used to shore up the eroding 12,000-acre LaBranche Wetlands in St. Charles Parish. (read more)

January 13, 2010:
Corps clearing land on Hwy. 90 for western levee. The following news clipping ran in The St. Charles Herald Guide on December 24, 2009: Many residents driving on Highway 90 near the Davis Pond Diversion think that the parish is already clearing land for a new boat launch. While Parish President V.J. St. Pierre and his administration are working on securing land for that project, the actual clearing is being done by the Army Corps of Engineers for the Western Tie-in. (read more)

January 7, 2010:
Your Christmas tree could help save the wetlands. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 5, 2010:  New Orleans is gearing up for its annual Christmas tree recycling program, using the discarded trees to help rebuild eroding wetlands. (read more)

January 4, 2010:
Levee statistics point up their importance to nation's economy. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on January 2, 2010: While those levees don't necessarily protect all the people living in the 881 counties that have them, a study for Levees.org by geographer Ezra Boyd concludes that the levees more than pay for themselves when their cost is compared to the investment they protect.
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December 21, 2009:
Local pump stations getting primed. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on December 20, 2009: A $340 million plan to keep pump stations running and operators on the job during major hurricanes is finally getting traction in both New Orleans and Jefferson Parish, but it's unlikely there's enough money to deliver every project on local stormproofing wish lists.                                                            (read more)  

December 17, 2009:
St. Charles flood victims want more protection. The following news story ran on Fox 8 News on December 16, 2009: Luling - Neighbors in Luling off Santa Cruise Court are cleaning up after fighting back a day of flooding.                                                  (read more)

December 10, 2009:
Eight flood-protection structures due in 2011 face delays. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on December 9, 2009: It appears that eight major flood defense projects won't be finished in time for the 2011 hurricane season as originally scheduled, but an Army commander vowed Wednesday that temporary structures will be used, if necessary, to provide the extra protection in the interim. 
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December 8, 2009:
Editorial: Hurdles for Flood Protection. The following editorial ran in The Times Picayune on December 8, 2009: The Army Corps of Engineers is working against time to finish 100-year storm protection for the New Orleans area by June 1, 2011, but protests filed by losing bidders on three contracts are creating additional delays. (read more)

December 3, 2009:
Ruling scapegoats Corps for Disaster. The following point of view ran in The Times Picayune on November 25, 2009:  Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was found guilty of gross negligence in its failure to protect Chalmette and the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans from floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina. Although only a handful of homeowners shared in about $700,000 in damages, this decision may expose the federal government to billions of dollars in claims. (read more)

December 1, 2009:
West Bank drainage pumping station project scaling back. The following news clipping ran in The Times Picayune on November 30, 2009: The world's largest drainage pumping station being built on the West Bank is shrinking. (read more)

2009 SE Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation Guide has been released The 2009 SE Hurricane Evacuation guide has been released containing important information about this hurricane season
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