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Vicksburg, Mississippi…The Louisiana Field Office (LFO) of the Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District will reopen the Riverton Recreation area beach for the summer months prior to the Memorial Day weekend. The 13-acre area recreation area, which is open year round, is located north of Riverton, Louisiana, on the Ouachita River. The swim beach normally operates from mid-May until mid-September. Riverton is the only recreation area with a swim beach under the LFO and on the Ouachita Black River system. Picnic sites, a picnic shelter, playground, boat ramp, and restroom facilities are also available.

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Riverton Beach Opens for Summer Visitors
5/21/2013 2:50:56 PM
Vicksburg, Miss…Dennis Ward, contracts representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District in the Sardis Lake Field Office recently returned from Afghanistan after a two year tour.

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Ward Returns From Afghanistan
5/14/2013 12:00:08 PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District recently appointed Tom Shaw as the new Chief of Flood Control and Hydropower Section in the Project Resource Management Branch. Shaw will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of over 1400 miles of levees and multiple flood control projects on the Mississippi River levee system in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. His section is also responsible for the operation and maintenance of flood control projects on the Red River system, Ouachita River system, Yazoo River basin and Beauf-Tensas River basin. The Flood Control and Hydropower section has an annual budget of approximately $14 million.

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Vicksburg District New Flood Control and Hydropower Chief
5/2/2013 3:36:45 PM
Vicksburg, Miss……Michael P. Miller, senior environmental protection specialist, Regulatory Branch, of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District, was presented the prestigious Larry N. Harper Regulator of the Year Award for his outstanding service and support to the Vicksburg District Regulatory Branch. The annual award is presented on Earth Day in recognition of the Regulatory team’s efforts in protecting the Nation’s aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible, and balanced permit decisions.

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Miller Presented Regulator of the Year Award
4/24/2013 3:05:46 PM
Help Bobber and the Vicksburg District celebrate Earth Day on 22 April 2013.

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Bobber celebrates Earth Day
4/18/2013 10:32:24 AM
On April 4th, 2013 family, friends, and coworkers gathered to celebrate over 40 years of dedicated service by Mr. Leon Morgan. We wish him all the best during his retirement.

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Leon Morgan Retires: One of the First African American Park Rangers in the Vicksburg District
4/9/2013 12:21:40 PM
Eight Rangers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisiana Field Office (LFO) received the Wounded Warrior Project Award. The award was presented Wednesday 3 April at 11:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post 13, 401 Forsythe Avenue, Monroe, Louisiana, 71201. Rangers receiving the award are Randall Bordelon, Diane Cook, Joe Haller, Tommy Jones, Shelley McDowell, David Oliver, Aaron Posner, and Jesse Wisterman.

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Louisiana Project Office Rangers to Receive Wounded Warriors Project Award
4/8/2013 9:57:11 AM
Vicksburg, Miss….David Lofton of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District is retiring with more than 36 years of total service. Lofton is a Supervisory Environmental Specialist and Chief of the Permit Section in the Regulatory Branch of the Operations Division, where he has worked for over 33 years. He began his career as a Biological Assistant at Waterways Experiment Station before transferring to the Vicksburg District.

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Corps’ Regulatory Chief of Permits Retires
3/29/2013 1:23:44 PM
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