Posted on October 1, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, recently awarded a contract for constructing a segment of the Comite River Diversion project. The Brooks Lake Closure Structure and Guide Levee contract will construct approximately 3,350 linear feet of the diversion.
The Brooks Lake Closure Structure and Guide Levee contract was awarded to Vixen, LLC, of Crescent, IA, on September 26, 2025. The contract amount is $4,971,102.50. Work for the contract will be performed in East Baton Rouge Parish.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is excited to announce the awarding of one of the final construction contracts for the Comite River Diversion project,” said Col. Scotty Autin, Commander of the New Orleans District. “This milestone represents a significant step forward in our ongoing commitment to improving flood risk management and safeguarding communities across the region.”
The Comite River Diversion Project is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA in the southern portion of the Comite River Basin. The Project will provide urban flood risk reduction from rainfall events/headwater flooding for residents in this watershed. The primary project features include a control structure at the Comite River, a control structure at Lilly Bayou, three control rock chutes at the intersections of the diversion channel with White, Cypress and Bayou Baton Rouge Bayous, clearing and snagging of each bayou, two railroad bridges, four highway bridges, and one parish road bridge. The Non-Federal Sponsor, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) is responsible for the construction of three highway and one railroad bridge.
