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• Livingston Parish withdraws lawsuit against Ascension Parish, announces new partnership

  March 23, 2021 7:54 PM

  Putting aside a three-year legal dispute, Ascension Parish and Livingston Parish announced a new partnership Tuesday afternoon. Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment and Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks will now work together on drainage issues, with a plan to have engineers from the two parishes meet and collaborate on... more »

• Guard working through the night to get flood barriers ready

  January 13, 2016 1:29 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Members of the Louisiana National Guard continued Wednesday to build and install flood barriers and patrol levees along swollen rivers in the state, according to a Guard spokesperson. Around 300 members of the Guard are working around the state to shore up flood protections along the... more »

• National Guard constructing, patrolling La. levees ahead of flooding Play Video

  January 9, 2016 7:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Close to 300 Louisiana National Guardsmen are working throughout the state to construct protective barriers ahead of approaching flood water, and will be patrolling levees to support local, parish and state officials. More than two miles of levees with are being built on Avoca Island by... more »