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• Bridge construction traffic damages Zachary road, temporary fix to continue Play Video

  March 14, 2022 2:31 PM

  ZACHARY - There are about 10 houses on a stretch of road that has been badly damaged by 18-wheelers. One of those homeowners reached out to 2 On Your Side after he wasn't getting any answers. McHugh Road in Zachary has been torn up by heavy trucks hauling material... 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 »

• Lawmakers kill plan to divert flood aid to diversion canal

  May 4, 2017 1:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State lawmakers in the House of Representatives shot down a funding mechanism for the Comite River Diversion Canal Thursday morning. Earlier this week, the House Appropriations Committee added language to next year’s budget to allocate congressional disaster recovery money to the project. Rep. Valarie Hodges, a... 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 »

• Commission discusses ways to move Comite Diversion Project forward Play Video

  March 15, 2016 10:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As residents and business owners are waiting for floodwater to go down, the Amite River Basin Commission met Tuesday for a regularly scheduled meeting. Board members spoke about the number of phone calls they have received in the last few days about the delayed Comite River... more »

• Amite River, Diversion Canal closed to recreational boat traffic Play Video

  October 26, 2015 2:54 PM

  GONZALES - Officials in Ascension Parish announced Monday that the Amite River and Diversion Canal waterways will be closed to recreational boat traffic effective immediately and will remain closed until further notice. Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez signed an executive order Monday morning after officials decided to suspect recreational... more »

• Waterways closed in Livingston, Ascension parishes due to flooding

  October 26, 2015 10:47 AM

  GONZALES - Authorities in Ascension and Liberty parishes closed waterways to recreational boaters Monday due to high water levels. Emergency managers in both parishes said the waterways would close at noon. In Ascension Parish, emergency managers said the Amite River and Diversion canal would close. The Ascension Parish... more »