The US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) has undertaken an extensive $25 million levee rebuilding project along approximately seven miles of Grand Isle in Louisiana. Tropical Storm Ida landed about 100 miles away a few days ago and caused a levee breach. However, it must be noted that the failed levee area had not yet been updated with the new Geotube design. Construction has been progressing steadily from east to west but had not yet reached the portion of beach affected by Ida. No reconstructed zones with the new Geotubes have failed or suffered any damage.

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