Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

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Civil Engineers play a vital role in the New Orleans area since it is subject to tropical storms and flooding from the Mississippi River, and most of the city is near sea level. This program strives to produce graduates proficient in the areas of specialty that serve the New Orleans Metropolitan Area and other major urban areas.

Civil Engineering applies the laws and principles of the basic sciences, primarily mechanics, to the design, modification, construction, and building of structures of all kinds, to resist and harness the forces of nature, and to improve the quality of life. Civil engineers are responsible for planning, designing, constructing, and operating structures, water-supply and waste-disposal systems, air- and water- pollution- control systems, flood-control systems, and transportation systems. In essence, civil engineers are concerned with the environment of modern society.