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March 29, 2023
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Corps of Engineers recommends 100-year levee for the West Bank

February 11, 2022 Monique Roth

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

August 9, 2021 Monique Roth

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

March 18, 2021 Monique Roth

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

January 11, 2021 Monique Roth

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

August 19, 2020 Monique Roth

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

January 27, 2020 Anna Thibodeaux

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

January 7, 2020 Anna Thibodeaux

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. […]

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Public invited to comment on proposed Upper Barataria levee

December 30, 2019 Anna Thibodeaux

Although it’ll be 50-year storm height, St. Charles Parish may complete its long desired West Bank flood protection through a proposed $514 million Upper Barataria levee. […]

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Timeline proposed for Sunset levee elevation

November 26, 2019 Anna Thibodeaux

An update on plans to upgrade the Sunset Drainage District levee ended a debate over whether it had significantly subsided and set in motion efforts to seek the funding to do the entire project. […]

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