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  • Corps of Engineers to sign agreement with six Native American Indian Tribes in Memphis

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will sign an important agreement with representatives of six federally recognized American Indian Tribes on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Clifford Davis – Odell Horton Federal Building.

  • Corps of Engineers to celebrate 130 years of service in Memphis

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 9, 2012 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will celebrate its 130th year of service in Memphis with a ceremony on Oct. 11, beginning at 11 a.m. on the ground floor of the Clifford Davis – Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 N. Main St., in downtown Memphis.

  • Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment open house scheduled in Baton Rouge

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 5, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with other project partners, will hold an information open house on the Lower Mississippi River Resource Assessment (LMRRA) on Tues., Sept. 13, 2012, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Noland Laborde Hall in the Lod Cook Alumni Center, 3848 W. Lakeshore Drive, Baton Rouge, La.

  • Memphis Corps of Engineers prepares to respond if hurricane strikes Louisiana

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 27, 2012 – In anticipation of Hurricane Isaac making landfall along the north-central Gulf Coast near New Orleans, the Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has begun preparations to support hurricane response operations.

  • Public meeting scheduled for Memphis

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 21, 2012 – A public meeting is scheduled aboard the Motor Vessel MISSISSIPPI within the Corps’ Memphis District so commission members have the opportunity to meet with local residents and hear their concerns, ideas and issues.