Re-alignment of Lower Atchafalaya River federal navigation channel approved

  For Immediate Release: October 20, 2011 Contact:  Rachel Rodi504-862-2587  NEW ORLEANS – Approval has been granted for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District to re-align the federally-authorized navigation channel in the Lower Atchafalaya River to Crewboat Cut instead of the Horseshoe Bend reach.  Crewboat Cut is already the preferred navigation route for local…