Government
Levees, drainage top concerns for Division B candidates in St. Charles Parish
With two current council members running for the post, the St. Charles Parish Council at-large Division B race is certainly an interesting one. […]
levees
Government
$7.5M work OK’d to raise Willowridge levee
Work has begun on the second phase of the Willowridge levee and $7.4 million allocated for the third phase of the project. […]
Letter to the Editor
St. Charles Parish voters may not understand importance of levee tax proposal
The importance of the millage election to provide funds for the completion of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee and drainage improvements. […]
Government
Funding, plans ready to finish levee walkway
With funding and plans in hand, work is expected to start soon on completing the levee bike path system on both sides of the Mississippi River, said St. Charles Parish spokeswoman Renee Simpson. […]
Government
St. Charles Parish: Property tax only way to fund levee
St. Charles Parish officials pitched two millage tax proposals to fund sewage improvements and a hurricane protection levee system at Tuesday’s first parishwide community meeting, but area residents suggested imposing a convenience fee so everyone shares the cost. […]
Government
Voters will decide whether to fork over cash to build levees
Despite an intense debate over whether a proposed 4-mill tax for levees was ready for the ballot, the St. Charles Parish Council unanimously voted to “let the people decide” the measure in May. […]
Government
Parish wants new property tax to fund levee construction
Rather than rely on “hopes and prayers” to find funding for the West Bank hurricane protection levee, the St. Charles Parish administration is proposing a 4-mill property tax that would allow residents to pay for the project. […]
Lifestyles
Biking the banks
The levee has a long history within St. Charles Parish, but when Kathy Lacompte Bourg and her husband led a group of teenagers down it in the early 1980s, there was no Hale-Boggs bridge and the path was muddy and rocky. […]
Government
Levee that would protect Montz slated to get Corps approval
A levee that would protect St. John the Baptist Parish and Montz has taken the next step toward completion and is currently awaiting an Army Corps of Engineers chief’s report. […]