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Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Morganza to the Gulf, Louisiana, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project, Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, LA;[...]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Morganza to the Gulf, Louisiana, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project, Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana
AGENCY:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, DoD.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Morganza to the Gulf, Louisiana, Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction Project, Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana. The USACE Mississippi Valley Division Commander signed the ROD on October 14, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans; 7400 Leake Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, at (504) 862-1583 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The SEIS was prepared pursuant to the NEPA of 1969 (as amended) (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. ). The NOI for the SEIS was published in the Federal Register on June 20, 2024, (89 FR 51875). The USACE Mississippi Valley Division Commander signed a Record of Decision outlining the conclusion of the environmental impacts analysis related to the recommended design of coastal storm risk reduction features along a portion of coastal Louisiana in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. The ROD is available for viewing and download on the USACE New Orleans District study website at: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/Morganza-to-the-Gulf/Documents/. This Notice of Availability is published pursuant to the Department of War NEPA Implementing Procedures (September 3, 2026).
James A. Bodron,
Programs Director, Mississippi Valley Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-22314 Filed 10-30-26; 8:45 am]
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