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  • October

    A teacher and some of her pre-k students enjoy lunch at Daegu Elementary in South Korea. The Louisville District equipped the school and more than 200 classrooms around the globe with furniture and curriculum prior to the new 2024-2025 school year.

    Louisville District successfully outfits over 200 DoDEA Pre-K classrooms around the world

    In support of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s new Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program, which provides early childhood education to military families worldwide, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District equipped more than 200 classrooms around the globe with furniture and curriculum prior to the new school year. “The
  • Quality assurance personnel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers observe contractors performing vegetation removal from roadways at the North Carolina Arboretum, Oct. 22, 2024, in Buncombe County, North Carolina.

    Louisville District continues to support Hurricane Helene recovery in North Carolina

    When Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina, it left communities without basic resources and caused significant infrastructure damage, as well as more than 1.5 million cubic yards of debris. From the onset of the storm, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District debris team were mobilized to assist in the massive recovery effort,
  • Contractors paint the Veterans Affairs logo on the surface of a water tower at the Louisville VA Medical Center in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 3, 2024.

    Water tower to provide essential support of Louisville VA Medical Center

    The new Louisville VA Medical Center is supported by multiple backup systems that will ensure the continuation of care in case of an emergency. Not only will it be able to produce its own electricity if power in the area goes out, but it will also be able to continue to provide water thanks to one noticeable structure on the site. A 250,000-gallon
  • Eric Reusch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Regulatory Division chief, presents during the first informational community listening session held Oct. 2 at the McAlpine Locks and Dam Training Center in Louisville, Ky.

    USACE Louisville District Regulatory Division hosts community listening session

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Regulatory Division hosted an informational community listening session Oct. 2 at the McAlpine Locks and Dam Training Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The event welcomed partners, stakeholders and members of the public to gain insight into the USACE Regulatory Program and its impact on the region
  • Mark Cardwell, Louisville District Debris Subject Matter Expert, makes observations and documents storm debris in western North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2024. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working in partnership with the local, state and federal agencies to support Hurricane Helene recovery.

    Louisville District deploys debris team in support of Hurricane Helene recovery

    Subject matter experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District deployed to areas in North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued mission assignments to USACE to provide technical assistance in planning and coordinating the scope of potential debris missions for affected

  • September

    Sediment is examined for multiple attributes before information it’s documented during the Archaeology Day event at Lake Monroe in Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 17, 2024.

    Volunteers unearth history at Archaeology Day

    Archaeologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology partnered with the Indiana Division of State Parks for Archaeology Day at the Fairfax State Recreation Area near Monroe Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 17, 2024.During the event, volunteers were able to take
  • Signs with support information, including the Clermont and Brown County Crisis Line, the 988 Suicide Crisis Line and Crisis Lifeline and the National Verterans Crisis Line were installed throughout the lakes popular areas, including trailheads, boat ramps and recreational areas.

    New mental health initiative launches at William H. Harsha Lake

    A new mental health initiative designed to provide critical resources to visitors launched at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's William H. Harsha Lake during a ceremony held at their tailwater shelter Sept. 10, 2024, in Batavia, Ohio.The initiative is a partnering effort between the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board,

  • August

    Louisville District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann (center) and The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service partners watch the removal of Green River Dam 5 along the Green River in Brownsville, Kentucky, Aug. 23, 2024. As of late August, 75 percent of the dam has been removed.

    Removal efforts resume at Green River Dam No. 5

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with support from The Nature Conservancy, resumed work in early July to complete removal of Green River Lock and Dam No. 5 in Kentucky. Dam removal was temporarily suspended in July 2022 due to concerns from the Edmonson County Water District regarding
  • 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
  • Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Department of Defense Education Activity, Fort Knox students and teachers participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Van Voorhis Elementary School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Aug. 13, 2024. The new school, which started construction December 2021, replaces the previous facility that was built in 1958.

    USACE completes Van Voorhis Elementary ahead of schedule

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Department of Defense Education Activity, Fort Knox students and teachers participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Van Voorhis Elementary School, Aug. 13, 2024, at Fort Knox, Kentucky.The new $70 million, 104,000-square-foot school, which started construction December 2021,