MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to discuss port reconstitution following Hurricane Ida

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: 504-671-2020
After Hours: 618-225-7866
Eighth District online newsroom

Coast Guard to discuss port reconstitution efforts following Hurricane Ida

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Editors' Note: Media interested in attending are requested to RSVP at 618-225-7866, or email uscgida@gmail.com by 7 p.m., Thursday. Media should arrive no later than 10 a.m. Friday.

WHAT: Coast Guard to discuss port reconstitution efforts following Hurricane Ida

WHEN: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Base New Orleans, 1790 Saturn Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70129, Entrance at Gate 5

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard will discuss port reconstitution efforts following Hurricane Ida.

Capt. Will Watson, Coast Guard captain-of-the-port for the Port of New Orleans, will be available for interviews pertaining to port reconstitution and aids to navigation efforts.

Media planning to attend must arrive no later than 10 a.m. Friday and must follow proper CDC guidelines for COVID-19.

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