Government
2011 deadline for East Bank levee
Marti Lucore, project manager for the Lake Pontchartrain/St. Charles Hurricane Protection Project, says the East Bank levee will be complete by June 2011. […]
levees
Government
Levee raising project gets early start
The final construction phase of the Lake Pontchartrain, LA, & Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project got off to a four-year head start thanks to the cooperative efforts of parish officials, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Pontchartrain Levee District. […]
Government
East and west bank levee protection update
The East Bank Hurricane Protection Levee is scheduled to be completed in September of 2007 to the federally-authorized height of 13.5 feet. […]
Government
Super levee is gaining momentum
BOUTTE – After last years’ improbably active hurricane season, Luling resident Jeffrey Brou questioned the wisdom of staying in his low-lying neighborhood of Willowdale. […]
News
Westbank residents still waiting for levees
One year after Hurricane Katrina, construction of the the Westbank Hurricane Protection Levee project is still moving at a snail’s pace. […]
Opinions & Responses
Levee upgrade is not enough
Hurricane season is well underway and, understandably, the overwhelming concern is that if another “big one” hits southeast Louisiana, the levees will break again. […]
News
Parish levees continue to improve
The progress of levee protection on both the east and west banks of St. Charles Parish are continuing to improve. […]
News
Levee district says no to videotaped meetings
The Pontchartrain Levee District will not be videotaping its meetings and forwarding a copy of the tape to all parishes covered by the district, according to a vote taken by the levee district commissioners. […]
News
Levee route through parish still undetermined
The good news is that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning a hurricane protection levee along the west bank of the Mississippi River from Plaquemines Parish through St. Charles to Donaldsonville.The bad news is that it won’t even be started until 2009. […]