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  • December

    Current exterior photo of the VOLAR Barracks, B4067, at Ft. Campbell, Ky.

    Shaping the future of military construction through innovation and partnerships

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Excellence in Contracting Awards Program recently selected the Louisville District as the Innovative Team of the Year for their work awarding the Fort Campbell, Kentucky Voluntary Army (VOLAR) Barracks Renovation, the first construction agreement award for USACE using Other Transaction Authority (OTA).

  • August

    A contractor completes Digital Geophysical Mapping as part of a time critical removal action at the former Camp Breckinridge in Union County, Kentucky.

    Louisville District signs Record of Decision for former Camp Breckinridge

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has signed a Record of Decision (ROD) for the former Camp Breckinridge, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) located in Union County, Kentucky. Project manager for the USACE Louisville District’s Environmental Support Section within the Military Branch of the Planning, Programs and Project Management Division, Matthew Kluge, explained that the purpose of a ROD is to document the selection of the remedial action.

  • June

    Downtown Louisville, Kentucky during the Great Flood of 1937. The Great Flood of 1937 devastated the region with damages stretching across the length of the Ohio River, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, leaving 385 people dead and more than 70 percent of Louisville under water.

    Navigating History, Building Strong: A look at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ legacy in Louisville

    This year, the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrate 250 years of service to the Nation. The story of the USACE Louisville District flows from the Ohio River in the early 1800’s. What began as efforts to improve navigation around the dangerous Falls of the Ohio to open the waterway for safe and efficient commerce, ultimately shaped

  • May

    Brandon Brummett, Louisville District outreach coordinator, speaks to local officials during a resource and permitting workshop in Hazard, Kentucky April 23, 2025.

    Connecting people, project and purpose: The story of an outreach coordinator

    An outreach coordinator is often the public’s first point of contact with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during times of need and plays a dynamic role on projects that can have lasting impacts for communities. For Brandon Brummett, Louisville District outreach coordinator, the position is a way to connect people, projects and purpose.  “This is

  • December

    Bob Hooe, Design Branch, Architectural Section Engineering Technician, demonstrates how the Project Design Team is using VR technology to meet their goals.

    Innovation for the future:Louisville District engineering design section embraces collaboration and new technologies

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center are collaborating to innovate the early stages of design development for new military construction projects, specifically the design for the FY26 Ft. Campbell unaccompanied enlisted personnel housing barracks.“The FY26 Ft. Campbell UEPH
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Commander, Col. Reyn Mann, along with Regulatory Division Chief, Eric Reusch, and senior project manager, Patti Grace-Jarrett, met with board members from the Kentucky Ecological Restoration Association (KERA) at Rolling Fork Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank near Bradfordsville, Kentucky, The site visit reinforced the Louisville District’s commitment to cultivating partnerships that support the district’s compensatory mitigation mission.

    Partnership aims to streamline mitigation bank process and improve ecological outcomes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Regulatory Division is fostering a new partnership to streamline the mitigation bank process and improve ecological outcomes.Louisville District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann, along with Regulatory Division Chief Eric Reusch and Senior Project Manager Dr. Patti Grace-Jarrett, met with board members

  • October

    Adam Taylor, a park ranger from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's Rough River Lake, holds a mussel along the Green River near Brownsville, Ky., Sept. 6, 2024.

    Louisville District participates in large-scale effort to save more than 13,000 mussels on the Green River

    This summer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District employees, along with other state and federal agencies, completed mussel salvage efforts along approximately 14 river miles on the Green River in Kentucky. “The Green River is a unique ecological resource for the state of Kentucky,” said Louisville District Wildlife Biologist, Jeff

  • August

    A big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) captured in a mist net during the multi-taxa survey in Asheville, North Carolina, May 20-22, 2024.

    Louisville District biologists’ survey helps pave way for new Army Reserve Center

    Due to the potential environmental impacts related to the proposed construction and operation of a new U.S. Army Reserve Center in Asheville, North Carolina, biologists from The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District elected to conduct a multi-species survey for federally listed species, specifically under the National Environmental

  • June

    Incoming high school seniors attending the University of Kentucky Department of Civil Engineering’s Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp (SEEK) visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s McAlpine Locks and Dam in Louisville, Kentucky, June 18, 2024.

    Louisville District supports inaugural year of University of Kentucky’s Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp

    This summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, supported the University of Kentucky’s Summer Engineering Exploration Kamp (SEEK) both at local USACE project sites, and in the civil engineering labs on campus in Lexington, Kentucky. The highly competitive program, in its inaugural year, consisted of two-cohorts of 20 rising high

  • April

    Members of the climate team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Hydrology & Hydraulics Branch, discuss calculations utilizing the Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) at the district office in Louisville, Kentucky, March 20, 2024.

    Louisville District climate team leads the way for climate resilience around the globe

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has established a Climate Production Team – the first of its kind at a USACE district – and already, the team’s work is having far-reaching impacts across the globe.The team’s mission is to meet the ever-growing need to incorporate climate resilience into USACE Civil Works and Military Program