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Parish adds benches, trash cans, bike racks on levees
Within the next 30 days, the parish will complete its levee bench project, which adds 15 benches, along with bike racks and trash cans, to levees throughout the parish. […]
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Recent levee protection project will benefit Montz
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District announced April 28th it awarded a contract for the construction of 1.8 miles in levee improvements to benefit St. John the Baptist and St. Charles Parishes. […]
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Corps of Engineers recommends 100-year levee for the West Bank
St. Charles Parish is one step closer to a West Bank levee, as it was recently announced that that Lt. Gen. Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers, approved the Chief’s Report for the Upper Barataria Basin Louisiana Feasibility Study. […]
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Construction begins on $760 million River Region hurricane levee project
A levee project that has been over 50 years in the making is finally a reality, as federal, state and local officials gathered on July 26 to break ground on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain Hurricane Protection system. […]
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Montz levee path nearly complete, other recreation projects continue
A paved levee path in Montz that will complete the parish-to-parish connection between St. Charles and St. John the Baptist should be complete within the next 30 days. […]
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St. Charles Parish included in proposed $2 billion levee system
More flood protection for St. Charles Parish could be on the way, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has re-designed and re-released the Upper Barataria Louisiana Feasibility Study. […]
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New pump station offers better protection for more than 500 homes
536 more residences, 25 more businesses and 13 more public buildings in St. Charles Parish are now better protected from floods as construction has wrapped up on Luling’s Ellington Pump Station. […]
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Rising river prompts Corps to step up levee monitoring
Although it doesn’t look like the forecast will call for opening the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun daily patrolling of levees along the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge to Venice. […]
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Upper Barataria levee project meeting draws nearly 100 people
Interested in learning what the proposed $514 million Upper Barataria levee project might mean for St. Charles Parish, nearly 100 people attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers meeting Tuesday on the project. […]