Photo provided by Ascension Parish government, Raw sewage, shin-deep, oozes in streets, homes when Baton Rouge plant fails: 'It's so nasty', Hurricane Ida shows how FEMA, other bureaucracy can slow down waterway clean-up after storms. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. Residents are urged to use the map as a. !" 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. You have permission to edit this article. The project on Alligator Bayou Road is scheduled to be finished sometime this summer. BATON ROUGE - The Southern University men's Senior School accused of ignoring sexual misconduct of student later arrested in high-profile rape case. The new flood gate on Alligator Bayou Road in Prairieville opens and closes depending on how much rain falls. River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses; NWS stage: 0 ft : 8 ft : Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps After the 2016 Flood, Graves secured over $3 billion in federal funding to protect our homes, businesses, law enforcement, livelihoods, schools and the communities of South Louisiana. The plan to clear and snag Bayou Manchac from Highway 30 to the Alligator Bayou Flood Control Gate was introduced to the Baton Rouge Metro Council. So, with previous storms- in 2016 as well as in May 2021- we had to cut the road to let the water out. THE FORECAST PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. Ascension Parish officials made the cut to alleviate flooding in the region. Discover what awaits you when you make Ascension on the Bayou your new home, where the city meets the trail. Fax: (225) 442-1736, Phone: (225) 686-4413 As workers stand on a temporary bridge, high water from the Bluff Swamp flows Friday, May 28, 2021, into Bayou Manchac, bottom, through a new, temporary drainage channel, center, left, cut across Alligator Bayou Road. "SLR supports both projects which partially restore the historic, seasonal hydrologic regime that sustained the 17,000-acre forested wetlands for thousands of years," Nesbit said. Copyright 2022 WAFB. Please drink responsibly! Stream LIVE news here. Now, it has become, by necessity, a utilitarian drainage outlet for suburban growth. BATON ROUGE, La. Monzon said the New River pump would help Ascension along Manchac and west of Interstate 10 by reducing water in the bayou. An ant colony displaced by the flood waters floats near Alligator Bayou Road Wednesday May 19, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. Also, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said the idea would also likely prompt an extensive permitting review because it will affect the hydrology of a large wetland area containing federal land banks set up to compensate for wetlands loss elsewhere in Louisiana. 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.". Until the water goes down, Gonzales says he and his neighbors are stuck in a waiting game. "So," he said, "anything that we could you know add another outlet somewhere is worth looking at. is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so. Ascension consulting engineers have proposed linking New River with the southern end of the Bluff Swamp at a chronic low spot at La. BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a deal with prosecutors. 4 0 obj 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. Work that improves the efficiency of Manchac to drain to the Amite will likewise improve the efficiency of Amite to send water back upstream, Kemp said. Clint Cointment, EBR Mayor-President. In 2016, an estimated 17 billion gallons of water flowed over the road and into the swamp basin until the high water could be stopped with large sandbags and other measures. Pumps directly tied to Manchac have been seen as prohibitively expensive because of the amount of canal dredging, wetlands destruction and home displacement necessary, but the officials are looking at alternative routes and at repurposing Willow Glen's discharge pipes over the Mississippi River levee to save money. Parishes seek levee district help for permits to dredge, de-snag Bayou Manchac, Governor Edwards, U.S. Rep. Graves seek disaster declaration for Louisiana following severe weather, Ascension council members who oversee drainage want to fire Parish President Cointment. On May 19, Ascension Parish officials approved the construction bid for two new floodgates where Fish Bayou joins Bayou Manchac just downstream from Iberville's gate. For years, as East Baton Rouge has sprawled south and Ascension and Iberville parishes have reached north, people have searched for ways to unclog the scenic bottleneck that is Bayou Manchac. That kind of work could require, Rosso said, dredging out the Amite from its mouth at Lake Maurepas north and then into Manchac. If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our. Flood level estimated. Untreated wastewater oozed onto residential streets and into several dozen homes after a sewage plant in southern East Baton Rouge Parish fail, Hurricane Ida clogged streams, rivers and bayous with tree branches and other debris, which local leaders worry could make those waterways mor. Saint Amant Swamp will be inundated. Ascension officials will likely have to come up with an operational plan regimenting the pump's operation, Corps officials added. "We do believe this project will provide an immediate benefit to Ascension Parish and the surrounding parishes as well," Monzon said. Increased flow and strong current will affect river traffic. 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. 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. endobj We absolutely love it here. SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning. For Sale: 14306 Bayou Terrace Dr, St Amant, LA 70774 $70,000 MLS# 2023003283 Beautiful waterfront lod ready to build! Graves joined together with Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso, City of St. Gabriel Mayor Lionel Johnson, officials from Baton Rouge, and several other drainage leaders from the region. According to the How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? Map Help Disclaimer Map Overlays County Boundaries WFO Boundary Reset Overlays Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map 74 and Bluff Road in Dutchtown. A new control gate on New River would direct how much water heads east, how much heads west and prevent water from backing up into Bluff Swamp. But in order to get to his house he has to drive through high water. 1 LSU's big win over Butler. They include at least one other pump station at the former Willow Glen power station near St. Gabriel that would drain Manchac directly, bayou clearing projects and the raising of low bridges over Manchac, Ascension and other officials have said. This strain results in an increased risk that surrounding areas will experience catastrophic flooding during an intense rain event. Homes in the huge, bowl-shaped basin of roughly 17,000 acres are either flooded or surrounded by high water, which is draining slowly through a handful of existing floodgates and portable pumps recently installed by Ascension crews. Ascension on the Bayou is located in the heart of Houston, Texas, allowing you to amplify your lifestyle as you are never far from exceptional dining, endless shopping, and exciting entertainment. Just praying for the rain to stop is not a valuable solution, says one female who lives near Bluff Swamp. Copyright 2021 WAFB. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. You know its been the same old thing since the beginning, they never really came and did big projects. Person hurt in shooting at apartment complex on Lobdell Boulevard early Saturday, Officers make arrest in double-homicide sparked by verbal altercation Saturday morning. "There's at least a dozen or a dozen and a half houses that have water right now," Gonzales said. Phone: (202) 225-3901 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. Person hurt in shooting at apartment complex on Lobdell Boulevard early Saturday, Roads reopened after fire at Entergy substation in St. James Parish. endobj At that height, water in the bayou would start to flow back into the swamp basin. Fax: (225) 442-1736, Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes reaching regional solutions, BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. There was a problem saving your notification. The aim was to control water levels in the Spanish Lake Basin to protect landowners, hardwood forests and to restore the flooded, 80-acre Cypress Flats to a . Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. The community here is incredible and the amenities are beyond expectation. Evacuations will be necessary. What's the best way to control Baton Rouge-area rivers? <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. Email David J. Mitchell at dmitchell@theadvocate.com. The high watermark on the tree shows where the water reached during the 2016 summer floods -- the only other time the community experienced severe flooding. Id love to hear from you! But what I think is that we haven't yet taken and addressed those means to determine whether or not it's going to be satisfactory to meet the requirements of any 100-year flood," Rosso said. This project has been APPROVED. All rights reserved. The plan already has received mixed reviews from some Ascension officials. An AquaDam has been placed along Bayou Manchac on Alligator Bayou Road Wednesday May 19, 2021, on the Ascension Parish/Iberville Parish line. 1 0 obj Some of the pumps are run by tractors. With the boat tied to a tree, a houses reflects in the surrounding flood waters on Bluff Road as Ascension and Iberville Parishes continue to deal with flooding problems Monday May 24, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. LSU gymnastics club meet brings tourists to downtown Baton Rouge. . There will be minor flooding of residential areas. The latest bout of high water stems from heavy rains that caused severe flash flooding in Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes last week and the subsequent drainage from those areas -- where rain approached 14 inches in a short span -- into the Bayou Manchac area. 10, 2021 at 3:03 PM PDT. LIVINGSTON PARISH - The parents of a high Saturday PM Forecast: The comfortable weather is sticking around. HNTB officials did not respond immediately to requests for comment. CONVENT - A highway in St. James Parish Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. As old trees die, new ones aren't replacing them. Have an idea for a future video? Also on Wednesday morning, Iberville Parish officials reopened their floodgate at Alligator Bayou, further increasing drainage from the basin into Bayou Manchac, Ascension officials said. A houses reflects in the surrounding flood waters on Bluff Road as Ascension and Iberville Parishes continue to deal with flooding problems Monday May 24, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. In the latest incident, only some water got over the road before Iberville Parish was able to install inflatable AquaDams on the road, Iberville officials have said. BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Watch the 2 Your Health report for Friday, March 3, 2023. So, we are just taking a proactive stand on our weir system works here, and what we are going to do is we are going to go ahead and install 42 inches pipes with gate valves. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps, Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps, Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks, Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks. Ascension and Iberville officials took a similar course in the aftermath of the August 2016 flood, cutting Alligator Bayou and Manchac roads to allow the swamp basin to drain more quickly. Photo provided by Ascension Parish government, Slow-draining Spanish Lake, Bluff Swamp leave residents stranded; AquaDams stand tall in court, Ascension considers new plan to dredge historic, scenic Bayou Manchac, Corps: Bayou, creek upgrades in Baton Rouge won't worsen Amite flooding; Ascension still opposed, Well before floods in Spanish Lake and Bluff Swamp, Ascension, Iberville eyed important fix. View the Enhanced Operating Capability Products and Services StoryMap here. x[[o6~7,lEH]EN] E }PdG[y4v_BJNP(og?z'"TEg\'2tf9+z~&D East Ascension residents like Sheila Templet, 50, who, with her family, lives on South Hodgeson Avenue south of Gonzales and just north of Bayou Conway, are looking for a solution. 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. You have permission to edit this article. As of Friday, crews are alsooperating a total of seven pumps, four 30-inch axle driven pumps, and three 24-inch tractor pumps. Thibodaux, LA 70301 The National Weather Service prepares its forecasts and other services in collaboration with agencies like the US Geological Survey, US Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, National Park Service, ALERT Users Group, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and many state and local emergency managers across the country. USGS Flood Event Viewer: USGS technicians and hydrologists, in partnership with FEMA, have collected hundreds of high-water marks and produce flood inundation maps. Councilman Corey Orgeron, who represents northern Prairieville west of Airline Highway, had a basic question for Monzon. Scott Nesbit, who manages the 4,000-acre Spanish Lake Restoration wetlands bank in the Bluff Swamp, agreed with Kemp, saying the land bank would support the idea as long as the proposed Bluff and Willow Glen pumps are managed properly. Drainage project to help flooding in Ascension Parish, LSU WR Malik Nabers arrested in New Orleans; prosecutors refuse to charge with condition, Power restored after outage at SU for mens basketball game, Newly installed Methodist bishop makes Louisiana history, 1 person hurt during overnight shooting, officials say, Scammers posing as Livingston Parish sheriff, deputies say, ExxonMobil faces racial discrimination lawsuit. Read the original story below you sure about that.. Fax: (202) 225-7313, Phone: (225) 442-1731 Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. Rosso, 69, who spent a career in industry and doesn't like to hear what can't be done, said he doesn't understand why more hasn't happened on Manchac in the five years since the August 2016 flood sent nine inches of water into his house. According to the How do I know if I have a cold, the flu or COVID-19? Stream LIVE news here. LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC Tournament by Tennessee. On July 7, 2021, Graves convened stakeholders to discuss regional solutions in the Bayou Manchac Watershed. The area flooded because water draining from East Baton Rouge Parish and backed up water downstream poured over a levee road into the basin. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council also recentlyapproveda $20 million budget for drainage projects from federal funding. The, Recently, Broome and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, There have been a lot of fights about who should take on the water and flood. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. ASCENSION PARISH - On Tuesday morning, a number of Ascension Parish Roads are closed due to area flooding overnight Monday. Come join me on this adventure. Flood of Record occurred on August 15, 2016. On this channel I will: Review expressions of scotch, primarily single malt scotch whisky Dive into educational topics about whisky Share the bounty of culture of Louisiana Feature my travels through Scotland Show that whisky is not pretentious nor is it only a \"man's drink.\" Whisky is the aquavitae - water of life - for those of age to enjoy, responsibly. Beefier police presence planned at football game after BRPD chief got into scuffle while making arrest near campus. We never had anything done back here to help us with the water ever. We had to pull all the floors and the insulation and cut the sheetrock, he said. Levees? Under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, officials in Ascension, Iberville and East Baton Rouge also have agreed to look at other ideas to alleviate Manchac flooding. Officials in both parishes have seen having larger floodgates as a way to speed up drainage of the basin, but permitting for the gates took a significant amount of time. However, help is on the way with a new drainage project on Alligator Bayou Road in Ascension Parish. All rights reserved. The area has gradually become a runoff site for fast-growing parts of Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes but has a limited and congested path for all that drainage water to exit toward the Amite River, the ultimate runoff outlet for much the Baton Rouge region. N. - Katy and Points West - HAIF - Houston's original social media Home Houston Area Neighborhoods and Places Katy and Points West Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. Horizontal Datum: %PDF-1.5 DO NOT share this content with minors- share it with your friends of age! Fax: (225) 442-1736, 908 East 1st Street Proud of BCWK's bold legal efforts to defend our region's wetlands, led by Legal Director Kristen Schlemmer. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Our elegant and spacious apartments provide the perfect living space, with all the high-end features youd expect. Post in comments section of this video. Ascension Parish flood mitigations are being constructed for New River Bayou, LSU WR Malik Nabers arrested in New Orleans; prosecutors refuse to charge with condition, Mini workshop to bust myths surrounding sexual health, Experts give tips to prepare for daylight saving time. The weekend BATON ROUGE - The Southern University men's Senior Night basketball game was postponed Saturday afternoon when the lights in the gym cut off. (WAFB) - New flood mitigation measures are being developed in parts of Ascension Parish that will hopefully prevent flooding in the . The drugstore Southern University loses power before men's Senior Night basketball game. Recently,more fundingwas announced for Louisiana flood protection projects. HXIU}\PpWO,nt"g$M4M *$_enBoxVRa-UU`zq${"/PHQyIFcZCI8VcutVsgo3RYYy&cC~7u-Zm%T81uC;v_GTI. For details. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. Map shows how when Bayou Manchac floods, it puts many homes in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville parishes at risk. 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 path will allow more water to drain from the Bluff Swamp and greater Spanish Lake area. The parish already as a floodgate at nearby Frog Bayou and Manchac. These communities in Iberville Parish are close knit and self dependent. 7 California, No. Paul Skenes fans a career high 13 in No.
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