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• Part of Old Baker Zachary Road to be permanently closed due to work on Comite River Diversion Play Video

  February 26, 2026 1:19 PM

  ZACHARY — Part of Old Baker Zachary Road will be permanently closed on Monday as work continues on the Comite River Diversion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday. The stretch of Old Baker Zachary Road between Spur Lane and 3,000 feet south of Kirkwood Lane in Zachary... more »

• Part of Carney Road at LA Highway 964 to close on Nov. 7 due to construction for Comite River Diversion Channel Play Video

  October 20, 2025 4:25 PM

  ZACHARY - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District will be closing the eastern portion of Carney Road at LA Highway 964 on Nov. 7 for the construction of the Comite River Diversion Channel. Residents traveling on Barnett and Carney roads will be detoured north to LA... more »

• Exact timeline for Comite River Diversion Project still undefined; DOTD says it is mostly complete Play Video

  August 15, 2024 5:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Comite River Diversion Canal Project is fully funded and more than ¾ of the way complete, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said at the State Capitol on Thursday. The Comite River Diversion is a flood risk management project that will connect the Comite... more »

• Rep. Graves discusses future of Comite Diversion plan once he leaves office Play Video

  July 12, 2024 5:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE — It should come as no surprise that the Comite Diversion completion date has been pushed back once again, as its new completion date is scheduled to be the end of 2026. "A lot of now are resigned to the fact we'd like to see it in... more »

• Comite diversion project to move forward; Graves hopes for funding strategy in early July Play Video

  June 29, 2023 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The underfunded Comite River Diversion Project will take new steps forward, even as the Army Corps of Engineers looks for ways to plug a massive funding shortfall. Bids for upcoming work on the canal and related structures will be solicited and the project will move forward... more »

• La. senator pulls school-rezoning proposal that prompted accusations of racism Play Video

  May 4, 2022 7:04 PM

  CENTRAL- Students in the Central School System will stay put a while longer. At the Capitol, a controversial bill is all but dead after a hearing in the House of Education Committee. The pushback in the committee led the author, Senator Bodi White, to voluntarily defer the bill. Senate... more »

• Lawmaker doesn't 'see a pathway' to finished Comite River Diversion Canal this year Play Video

  January 31, 2022 10:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Even with construction well underway, work to complete the decades-delayed Comite River Diversion Canal will likely spill into next year, according to Congressman Garret Graves. Since all funding was secured for the project in 2018, the project has seen delays, most recently in March 2021 when... more »

• Cresting Comite River prompts overnight flooding, highway closure Friday

  October 9, 2020 8:57 AM

  CENTRAL - As the Comite River reached its forecast crest late Friday, it caused emergency crews to close Greenwell Springs Road because of flooding near the river. The Comite River at Joor Road was expected to crest at 25.5' ft but appears to have peaked a little higher, at... more »

• Amite River changes route, concerns over flooding caused by debris Play Video

  June 12, 2018 6:46 PM

  CENTRAL - The thought of flooding again is still fresh in the minds of those who went through it a couple of years ago. In August 2016, many homes in Central, northern parts of East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish flooded when heavy rains inundated the Amite River... more »

• Parish presidents prioritize three major construction projects at drainage summit

  January 30, 2017 6:57 PM

  ASCENSION - Five area parish presidents agreed to a unified, regional approach to gain funding and move forward with construction of three major projects at a drainage summit Monday. The summit, called by Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa, was attended by representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers, the... more »

• Central leaders levy blame for unfinished Comite River Canal Play Video

  January 13, 2017 12:01 AM

  CENTRAL- City politicians and residents hashed out why the Comite River Diversion Canal lies unfinished Thursday evening. The small group met at the Knights of Columbus hall off Greenwell Springs Road. According to reports the diversion canal would have reduced the August flooding by several feet in certain areas.... more »

• Commission blames Army Corps of Engineers for diversion canal delay

  August 21, 2016 5:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE – In a letter released Sunday, the Amite River Basin blames US Army Corps of Engineers for not completing the Comite River Diversion Canal on time. “We have feared that sooner or later another historic flooding event will strike again with the Amite River and Comite River... more »

• Flooding highlights need to complete Comite River Diversion Canal

  August 17, 2016 11:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State Treasurer John Kennedy has called for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state to make the Comite River Diversion Canal a priority after recent flooding in South Louisiana. "Once everyone impacted by the floods is safe, we need to sit down and decide... more »

• Central Fire Department addresses recent injuries in rivers Play Video

  July 1, 2016 11:23 PM

  CENTRAL - The Central Fire Department is warning residents to practice safety around rivers, after two separate diving injuries during the week. Since the beginning of the year, there have been five reported injuries involving people jumping or diving into the Amite and Comite Rivers. One of those resulted in... more »

• Questions raised over citations issued near Comite River Play Video

  August 31, 2015 6:32 PM

  ZACHARY- A property owner in East Baton Rouge Parish claims State Wildlife Agents trespassed on his property last week, when they issued tickets to five people riding all terrain vehicles on his property. Shane Rush said he gave the five people permission to be there. "They ride up... more »