5 reviews of Ascension on the Bayou "This place is amazing!!! Water is still high and relatively close to the roadway from the May floods and the draining of the Spanish Lake basin into Bayou Manchac. The process will begin either this Friday or Saturday. Backwater flooding is particularly severe when the Amite River floods. Thibodaux, LA 70301 Come join me on this adventure. BATON ROUGE - The Southern University men's Senior School accused of ignoring sexual misconduct of student later arrested in high-profile rape case. PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. BATON ROUGE, La. Winds will ease into the evening. GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. Together, the floodgate, levee and ridge are designed to prevent backwater, which rises from the Amite when it is high, from flowing upstream into Henderson Bayou and flooding northeast Ascension. So, we are able to establish capacity beforehand and able to take that volume from that basin giving us another option, says Cointment. He noted other concepts, including a stalled idea in the mid-2000s to put a pump and floodgate across Manchac, just haven't shown the benefit necessary to compete for dollars and generate political momentum. "So," he said, "anything that we could you know add another outlet somewhere is worth looking at. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. As the driveway disappears under the water, a house is surrounded by sandbags and water on Bluff Road as Ascension and Iberville Parishes continue to deal with flooding problems Monday May 24, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La.
AddThis Utility Frame - NOAA - National Weather Service - Water provided to the NWS by the gauge owner. Trying to avoid the complications of clearing a wider path through Manchac east to the Amite River, people have often called for pumps that would drain the bayou west to the Mississippi River. USGS Flood Event Viewer: USGS technicians and hydrologists, in partnership with FEMA, have collected hundreds of high-water marks and produce flood inundation maps.
Canal digging projects, pump station improvements to reduce Ascension To day & Tonight : The Temperatures across the Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. Instead of state and national help, the Parish government, volunteer groups, and community citizens have rallied to do what they could to hold the river back and help keep people and property safe. Hemmed in by low bridges and the occasional bulkhead, choked by sediment and debris, the bayou holds a key spot in Louisiana history, had once been intermittently tied to the Mississippi River and is the occasional grounds of wandering manatees. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. Bonifay presented Ascension Parish with a comprehensive plan for new locks at Alligator and Frog bayous and the dredging of the sediment to increase the outflow during seasonal flooding. Copyright 2022 WAFB. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. 74 and Bluff Road in Dutchtown. They noticed the water getting lower immediately once the pumps were active, but it will take several weeks to move the volume of water from the basin. Even before the mid-May storm, residents of the Ridge Road area inside Ascension's Bluff Swamp had aired worries about rising water in the swamp basin from earlier rains in April, council members have said in public meetings.
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Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) - East Baton Rouge Stormwater UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. NAD83/WGS84, Search by city or zip code.
August 2016 Louisiana Floods | U.S. Geological Survey Ascension Parish officials made the cut to alleviate flooding in the region. Cost has always been a stumbling block, however, for pumping plans that likely would need federal dollars, officials have said. Gonzales is one of the lucky ones who is staying dry. %PDF-1.5
A home is protected by an AquaDam on Bluff Road in Ascension Parish as the area continues to deal with flooding problems on Monday May 24, 2021. Now of course even with all of this new flood mitigation construction, the parish is still considering a moratorium. There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps.
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Fax: (225) 442-1736, Phone: (225) 686-4413 N. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our. What's the best way to control Baton Rouge-area rivers? The temporary pumps were set up on Alligator Bayou Road in Ascension Parish. President Clint Cointment said his office is monitoring the river gauges along Bayou Manchac. Some of the pumps are run by tractors. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. "I'm not overly stressed, but I got to bed at night thinking about it," said Mike Gonzales, who lives on Ridge Road.
'Like nothing we've ever seen': Flood danger is not over in Louisiana Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud on LinkedIn: Defending our wetlands in court Global climate change has also made rains more intense. What that allows us to do is it allows us to regulate the surface elevations of north and west of the weir being New River, Goudine and the three branches of Goudine, says Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment. At that height, water in the bayou would start to flow back into the swamp basin. Reservoirs? The mouth of the Amite River at Lake Maurepas is the main drain for the big bathtub called the Amite River Basin. Post in comments section of this video. The ownership, management and staff are totally aligned and committed to the residents loving their lifestyle. The drugstore Southern University loses power before men's Senior Night basketball game. 1 LSU's big win over Butler.
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Six members of the panel face their own election recalls, including Orgeron. With U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding, East Baton Rouge officials are also planning a major clearing of creeks and bayous that dump runoff into Manchac and the Amite. 427 Bridge/Old Perkins Road over Bayou Manchac between East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes Friday June 25, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Visit https://www.weather.gov/owp/operations for access to new EXPERIMENTAL products and services from the National Water Center: National Hydrologic Discussion, Area Hydrologic Discussion, Flood Hazard Outlook and the National Water Center Visualization Services, a suite of geospatial services depicting River Forecast Center and National Water Model information. ", Email David J. Mitchell at dmitchell@theadvocate.com. Ascension Parish officials are trying to lower water levels in the swamp to protect homes in the swamp basin. "We do believe this project will provide an immediate benefit to Ascension Parish and the surrounding parishes as well," Monzon said. Scotch on the Bayou Historic Flooding in Bayou Pigeon, Louisiana - May, 2021 In this video, witness the historic level of flooding in Bayou Sorrel and Bayou Pigeon after torrential rains in May, 2021. If they can keep that much more water out than what we had last time by doing that then we wouldnt have had water in our house, Braud said. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. A new pump station at the Mississippi would draw water from the swamp through New River and a newly dug canal into the "big muddy.". Phone: (985) 448-4103 You have permission to edit this article. endobj
We are committed to helping direct funding toward improved drainage of the Manchac, Alligator Bayou, and Spanish Lake basin,, $8.5 million to acquire the lowlands of Bayou Duplantier for flood retention, $5.7 million to create retention for Ward Creek, $4.7 million for Cypress Bayou green infrastructure in East Baton Rouge Parish, $5 million to restore the University Lakes and reduce flood risk, Overall, Graves has secured over $3 billion half to clear the backlog of legacy flood projects and half to provide future protection against flood risks in South Louisiana. "The natural flow of the terrain, in my view, is the best means to address the problem, alright? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map?Possible reasons: Note: Your zoom level may have changed. Major Flooding Moderate Flooding Minor Flooding Near Flood Stage No Flooding Observations Are Not Current Out of Service Flood Category Not Defined At or Below Low Water Threshold Last map update: 03/03/2023 at 04:52:41 am CST 03/03/2023 at 10:52:41 UTC What is UTC time?
New flood gate to help with flooding in Ascension Parish SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning. LIVINGSTON PARISH - The parents of a high Saturday PM Forecast: The comfortable weather is sticking around. Tonight & Tomorrow : T onight temperatures will dip back Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Days after sitting in on a presentation about the plan with the parish councilmen who make up the drainage panel, Parish President Clint Cointment received a notice on Thursday that he would be terminated as head of drainage. There was a problem saving your notification. The new flood gate on Alligator Bayou Road in Prairieville opens and closes depending on how much rain falls. Sharon Weston Broome, Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso, State Senator Eddie Lambert, State Representative Tony Bacala, Councilman Corey Orgeron and Prairieville homeowner associations to discuss the ongoing clearing and snagging and future plans.