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  • 27 Oct 2021

    USACE installs blue roofs on over 90 apartment buildings in the New Orleans area

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed temporary roofing, or Blue Roofs, on a low-income apartment building in New Orleans recently. In total USACE installed Blue Roofs on 90 buildings at four sites within the greater New Orleans area.
  • 18 Oct 2021

    Corps of Engineers installs 30,000th blue roof after Hurricane Ida

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed the 30,000th blue roof Monday as part of its Operation Blue Roof emergency response for Hurricane Ida.
  • 15 Oct 2021

    USACE reminds Hurricane Ida survivors that the deadline to apply for Operation Blue Roof is Oct. 15

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces its final mobile locations for the Blue Roof program sign up ahead of the Oct. 15, deadline
  • 14 Oct 2021

    Mississippi Valley Division Awards Day

    The Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, held an awards ceremony, Oct. 13, 2021, at its annual Corps of Engineers Day.
  • 9 Oct 2021

    USACE’s mobile Blue Roof sign-up vehicles in St. John the Baptist, Livingston, Plaquemines, New Orleans, St. James, St. Charles and Jefferson parishes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the latest mobile locations for its Blue Roof program sign up as of Oct. 9.
  • 9 Oct 2021

    Town With 20,000 blue roofs installed, Corps of Engineers serves tens of thousands

    In a warzone, soldiers are trained to watch out for dangerous, life-threatening obstacles. Maybe the enemy scattered landmines around the terrain. Maybe there is a sharpshooter 300 yards away awaiting your approach. Tethered to rooftops in the hot Louisiana sun for the better part of their day, Corps of Engineers Blue Roof contractors assisting with Hurricane Ida disaster response know hidden dangers, too. Their sharpshooter is an unforgiving rusty nail piercing their boot bottom; their landmine is a weak section of roofing with hidden rot under the shingles. Being safe on the ledge of a two-story drop requires vigilance.
  • 5 Oct 2021

    USACE’s mobile Blue Roof sign-up vehicles in Tangipahoa, St. Charles, St. Helena, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, Lafourche parishes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the latest mobile locations for its Blue Roof program sign up as of Oct. 6.
  • 30 Sep 2021

    USACE’s mobile Blue Roof sign-up vehicles in Assumption, St. Charles, Tangipahoe, Terrebonne parishes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the latest mobile locations for its Blue Roof program sign up starting Sept 30.
  • 29 Sep 2021

    Operation Blue Roof sign-up for hurricane damage extended through October 15

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Blue Roof program sign-up deadline is extended through October 15, 2021 for the residents who sustained Hurricane Ida damage in the 25 eligible parishes in southeastern Louisiana.
  • 28 Sep 2021

    Operation Blue Roof sign-up deadline Sept. 30

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Blue Roof program Sept. 30 deadline is close, for the residents who sustained Hurricane Ida damage in the 25 eligible parishes in southeastern Louisiana.
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