# Army Corps of Engineers substantially completes $6.9M levee raise in St. Rose, reopens paved access road

> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District has substantially completed a $6.9 million levee enlargement in St. Rose, raising a Mississippi River levee stretch by an average of 1.5 feet. The project also reopened the parish's all-weather access road on the levee crown.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:11:56.249Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82453-army-corps-of-engineers-substantially-completes-6-9m-levee-raise-in-st-rose
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

This local flood-protection project has no meaningful effect on grain supply, demand or prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -0.7% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2024-06-28 | [Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-07-23 | [Corps of Engineers invites public aboard the largest diesel towboat on the Mississippi River > St. Louis District > News Releases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45961-corps-of-engineers-invites-public-aboard-the-largest-diesel-towboat-on-the.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2019-01-14 | [VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Works to Avert Crisis on Mississippi River-英语课](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60989-voa-2012-us-army-corps-of-engineers-works-to-avert-crisis-on-mississippi-river.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2023-11-08 | [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses record low Mississippi River levels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16585-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-discusses-record-low-mississippi-river-levels.md) | +1.5% | -3.9% |
| SOY | 2020-07-31 | [State of Louisiana, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sign… \| Port NOLA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52281-state-of-louisiana-u-s-army-corps-of-engineers-sign-port-nola.md) | -1.2% | +5.1% |
| SOY | 2024-06-28 | [Army Corps of Engineers Expects Challenges with Mississippi River Navigation - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29952-army-corps-of-engineers-expects-challenges-with-mississippi-river-navigation.md) | +3.1% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- mvn.usace.army.mil: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/4642144/army-corps-of-engineers-substantially-completes-69m-levee-raise-in-st-rose-reop/

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