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  • Additional funding approved to clear Bayou Manchac Play Video

    April 14, 2022 3:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An emergency agenda item to approve more funds to clear Bayou Manchac was approved at Wednesday night's Metro Council meeting. The council approved another $420,000 to complete the work up to the Iberville Parish line. The approved dollars comes from Carry Forward Funds. The DRC... more »
  • Iberville council signs off on Bayou Manchac deal with EBR Play Video

    November 16, 2021 11:25 PM

    ST. GABRIEL - With a private pond and plenty of land, Sandra Little's property on Bayou Paul Lane has been her slice of heaven for decades. "I'm 72-years-old, and I moved out here in my late 20s," Little said. "It's just been a great place to raise my son... more »
  • Ascension drainage issues to be topic of Monday meeting organized by local homeowner Play Video

    October 4, 2021 7:04 AM

    ASCENSION - An Ascension Parish homeowner determined to get to the bottom of the delay in flood mitigation for Bayou Manchac has organized a meeting Monday morning. The resident who decided to take action is John Rosso and he told WBRZ the purpose of the meeting is not for... more »
  • EBR, Ascension leaders announce joint proposal to improve drainage along Bayou Manchac Play Video

    September 20, 2021 11:53 AM

    BATON ROUGE - In hopes of addressing local drainage issues, two area leaders are uniting to advance a proposal that they believe will benefit both communities. East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday a recommendation to enhance drainage along Bayou Manchac at... more »
  • Bayou Manchac bridge on Old Perkins re-opens Thursday

    May 31, 2021 3:44 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - A popular pathway, shutdown for weeks, re-opened just in time for the evening commute Thursday. The Department of Transportation closed the bridge that runs over Bayou Manchac on Old Perkins Road after water overtopped the bridge surface in the May flood. Before it could open, the... more »
  • Iberville opens flood gates to drain Spanish Lake basin

    May 26, 2021 10:28 AM

    IBERVILLE PARISH - On Wednesday morning, Iberville Parish leaders say levels in Bayou Manchac have dropped enough to open all three flood gates to drain the Spanish Lake basin. Officials say all three flood gates are open now and residents in Prairieville, St. Gabriel and Geismar should begin to start... more »
  • Cleaner waterways coming to Ascension Parish with plans for new sewer plant Play Video

    December 21, 2020 6:49 PM

    ASCENSION- Plans are in the works to stop dumping three million gallons of treated wastewater into Bayou Manchac and other scenic waterways as plans move forward in Ascension Parish with a parish-wide sewer for much of the east bank. Tom Pertuit, Chief Operating Officer at National Water Infrastructure said... more »
  • Spanish Lakes slowly draining into Bayou Manchac Play Video

    August 23, 2016 11:26 PM

    Relief is on its way tonight for people still flooded in the Spanish Lake basin area. Crews cut into Alligator Bayou Road today in hopes of draining water into Bayou Manchac and away from homes. Ascension Parish officials said the drainage project is working, but it’s going to... more »
  • Residents keep watchful eye on Amite River as it crests, begins to recede Play Video

    March 15, 2016 12:05 AM

    LIVINGSTON - Most of the Amite River has already reached flood stage and begun receding, but part of the river won't crest until Tuesday morning. It's already crested in Denham Springs, Bayou Manchac and Port Vincent and should be back below flood stage at all three locations by Thursday evening.... more »
  • Ascension OHSEP urges residents to 'stay vigilant'

    March 14, 2016 8:11 AM

    ASCENSION- Leaders in Ascension Parish are urging residents to stay vigilant as the area prepares for more flood waters to move in. The Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is urging residents north of LA Hwy 42 to be prepared as the Amite River prepares to crest.... more »

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