Attachment 5: Permit Documentation

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT

7400 LEAKE AVENUE

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70118-3651

September 30, 2026
Regulatory Division
Eastern Evaluation Branch

SUBJECT: MVN-2026-00072-ENP

National Park Service
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
c/o Stantec, Inc.
Attn: Brenton Jenkins
419 Decatur Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Mr. Brenton Jenkins,
The proposed work, to rehabilitate the Chalmette National Cemetery located at 9606 W Saint Bernard Highway, in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, as shown on the enclosed drawings, is authorized under Category I of the Programmatic General Permit, provided that all conditions of the permit are met. The following special condition is hereby added to this authorization: 1.
If abandoned cemeteries, unmarked graves, or human remains are discovered during the permitted activity, the permittee will stop work immediately and comply with the Louisiana Unmarked Human Burial Sites Preservation Act (La. R.S. 8:671 et seq.). The permittee will notify local law enforcement, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District Regulatory Division (CEMVN-RG), and the Louisiana Division of Archaeology (LDOA), within the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, Office of Cultural Development, by telephone at 225-342-8170 to assess the nature and age of the human skeletal remains within twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of unmarked human remains and will accompany local law enforcement personnel during all field investigations. If the appropriate local law enforcement official determines that the remains are not a crime scene, and the remains are more than 50 years old, LDOA has jurisdiction over the remains. In no instance will human remains be removed from the discovery site until jurisdiction is established. In cases where the LDOA assumes jurisdiction and the remains are determined to be American Indian, LDOA will consult with Tribes, CEMVN-RG, and the permittee to determine the appropriate course of action.
2. Permittees that discover any previously unknown historic, cultural, or archeological remains and artifacts while accomplishing the permitted activity must immediately notify CEMVN-RG, halt all construction activity at the location of discovery, and avoid construction activities within a fifty (50) foot buffer zone of the

-2location of discovery until the required coordination has been completed. CEMVNRG will initiate the Federal, Tribal, and state coordination required to determine if