Never drive under the influence of alcohol.Slinte, Yall!Please SUBSCRIBE and hit the LIKE button! Read the original story below The project on Alligator Bayou Road is scheduled to be finished sometime this summer. RAl^!.>B,3U7 [r#X7!TBOVH+m=n2U\ak|*Q&- w.az For details. Slinte, Yall! Check out Scotch on the Bayou Merch: https://my-store-11579182.creator-spring.com Check out the Scotch on the Bayou Blog for more in-depth reviews of this and other Camp Dram bottle reviews, life in Louisiana, distillery tours, recipes, and my travels in Scotland.This video is NOT sponsored. "I'm not overly stressed, but I got to bed at night thinking about it," said Mike Gonzales, who lives on Ridge Road. }DCNDyWGv%a;J cX. Those living around Bluff and Ridge Road saw it all when it came to flooding, Had we had this under control back in the beginning of May or late April, we wouldnt be here talking about this right now, says one man who lives off Shadow Ridge Lane. NSU Campus, Candies Hall, Suite 405 In the statement Wednesday, Ascension Parish officials said that workers would monitor weather forecasts and have Public Works crews station at the site of the road cut to fill it and block water flow if Bayou Manchac again rises to 14 feet. BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 24 (UPI) --Louisiana authorities on Tuesday cut through and dug a 1-foot-deep hole in Alligator Bayou Road to relieve flooding in Ascension and Iberville parishes.The 1-foot . 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. 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 $3 billion half to clear the backlog of legacy flood projects and half to provide future protection against flood risks in South Louisiana. A home is protected by an AquaDam on Bluff Road in Ascension Parish as the area continues to deal with flooding problems on Monday May 24, 2021. Under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, officials in Ascension, Iberville and East Baton Rouge also have agreed to look at other ideas to alleviate Manchac flooding. The aim was to control water levels in the Spanish Lake Basin to protect landowners, hardwood forests and to restore the flooded, 80-acre Cypress Flats to a . Parish official said they currently have set up and are running six pumps at Alligator Bayou Road, four 24-inch tractor pumps and two 30-inch axle driven pumps. If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our. HXIU}\PpWO,nt"g$M4M *$_enBoxVRa-UU`zq${"/PHQyIFcZCI8VcutVsgo3RYYy&cC~7u-Zm%T81uC;v_GTI. Engineers with the Baton Rouge firm HNTB say the plan would take advantage of a natural link between New River and the Bluff Swamp that La. 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. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 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. Anything that would reduce that flooding would help improve the forest's health, he said. The State-run Louisiana Watershed Initiative has, $50 million secured for Livingston Parish drainage projects, $760 million secured for the West Shore Project, $400 million secured for the Comite Diversion Project, $255 million East Baton Rouge Flood Control Project, $350 million for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding, For more information about these projects and funding, click, The East Baton Rouge Metro Council also recently. That combination left homes in the basin stranded and flooded for weeks in August 2016 and again in May and has prompted dramatic but controversial emergency steps by Ascension and Iberville officials, like inflatable AquaDams and repeated cuts in the levee road, to protect people living in the swamp basin. Though still very early, engineers working for Ascension Parish now say they may have found a plan to provide the long-sought back-door drain for the Spanish Lake region and, by extension, Manchac, as the August 2016 flood, repeated hurricane threats and the rains of May have focused attention on the region's drainage issues. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. Copyright 2021 WAFB. Also, Kemp and others noted, any major plan to dredge out Manchac ignores an important fact about flooding on the bayou. (WAFB) - New flood mitigation measures are being developed in parts of Ascension Parish that will hopefully prevent flooding in the future. ASCENSION PARISH - On Tuesday morning, a number of Ascension Parish Roads are closed due to area flooding overnight Monday. Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). Fax: (225) 442-1736, Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes reaching regional solutions, BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. Residents are urged to use the map as a. Port Allen Pelicans basketball team soaring toward fourth-straight state title, Sample duo leading Scotlandville into playoffs, For help accessing the WBRZ-TV Public File, contact: Joey Verrett at. 74 and Bluff Road in Dutchtown. Water will inundate LA Hwy 42 and LA Hwy 431. John Monzon, civil works manager for HNTB, told an Ascension drainage panel that the pump would allow the parish to better control water levels in Bluff Swamp and build up flood storage capacity in advance of big rains. CONVENT - A highway in St. James Parish Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. Both have acted to make flooding last longer and go higher in the swamp, an LSU coastal researcher said, and has simultaneously raised the average water level in Manchac by one-tenth of a foot per year since the 1970s. 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. <>>> The path will allow more water to drain from the Bluff Swamp and greater Spanish Lake area. You have permission to edit this article. 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. Living at Ascension has completely changed the way I think about home. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. This is a breaking update. !" The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. We absolutely love it here. Three pumps, red objections on right, background, siphon water from the Bluff Swamp and send into Bayou Manchac early Monday, May 24, 2021, in an attempt to lower high water levels in the swamp basin. Streets will flood in Port Vincent. 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. endobj provided to the NWS by the gauge owner. endobj These communities in Iberville Parish are close knit and self dependent. For a second time in less than five years, high, slow-draining floodwater in the Bluff Swamp will force Ascension Parish workers to cut a drainage path through Alligator Bayou Road, shutting it potentially for weeks longer. 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. 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. The plan already has received mixed reviews from some Ascension officials. Dredging? We had to pull all the floors and the insulation and cut the sheetrock, he said. Flood level estimated. President Clint Cointment said his office is monitoring the river gauges along Bayou Manchac. Six members of the panel face their own election recalls, including Orgeron. 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. Two additional 30-inch pumps were expected to arrive later on Wednesday. Some are still waiting for the water to go down around their homes. Some of the worst flooding along Manchac happens from backwater in the Amite, which pushes water up the bayou and against its normal flow. 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. Flood of Record occurred on August 15, 2016. 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. 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. 1 LSU's big win over Butler. 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. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a Federal, local dollars at work clearing waterways in EBR, St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. As growth has continued to sprawl around the swamp basin, more roofs and concrete have sent more runoff into the basin. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. We are committed to helping direct funding toward improved drainage of the Manchac, Alligator Bayou, and Spanish Lake basin, Graves said. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. Id love to hear from you! ", Email David J. Mitchell at dmitchell@theadvocate.com. Thibodaux, LA 70301 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. Widespread flooding will develop with significant backwater flooding over neighborhoods in Livingston and Ascension Parishes. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council also recentlyapproveda $20 million budget for drainage projects from federal funding. stream I just felt it was a matter of time until we flood again, says one homeowner off Bluff Road. " The eastern swamp of the huge Spanish Lake region receives runoff from Dutchtown, Geismar and Prairieville and is susceptible to high water from Manchac when it overtops a levee road. Accused murderer cleared by Baton Rouge jury after representing himself in court, released from jail. The La. Phone: (202) 225-3901 This lot sits on the popular Amite River/Diversion Canal right at the wei. We're still going to get all this water from EBR, so there's no plan to protect the northern part of the parish with this effort," Orgeron asked last week. The Southern #1 LSU baseball with 26 run outburst to throttle Central Connecticut State on Saturday. Ascension Parish officials made the cut to alleviate flooding in the region. But in order to get to his house he has to drive through high water. 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. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana)issued the following statement after East Baton Rouge (EBR) Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso announced their recommendation to improve drainage along Bayou Manchac at the border of the two parishes. Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. An ant colony displaced by the flood waters floats near Alligator Bayou Road Wednesday May 19, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. The drugstore Southern University loses power before men's Senior Night basketball game. HNTB officials did not respond immediately to requests for comment. Elevate your experience and lifestyle in Houston with our incomparable community features, wonderfully endless amenities and exemplary service. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. 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. 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. 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. Instead, efforts need to be focused on getting the water out and these announcements are the first steps in that process. Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. BATON ROUGE, La. The new pump would also keep that water from having to get through Manchac in the first place, allowing water to drain more quickly out of Bayou Fountain in East Baton Rouge, Monzon said. N. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. Major investments Graves successfully pushed for during the funding process: Morganza to the Gulf: $31 million for the Bayou Terrebonne floodgate and Highway 55 road gate design, as well as designing the levee and control structure for two critical segments of the project. Stream LIVE news here. is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates Officials said the pumps can each discharge about 20,000 gallons of water per minute. At Ascension on the Bayou, you'll find a luxury residential community that features elegantly furnished apartments from ExecuStay Midwest in the prestigious Memorial area of Houston. Some flooding will occur in low lying residential, commercial, and recreational areas. 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. A series of pumps are arrayed Tuesday, May 25, 2021, on Alligator Bayou Road to draw water from the Bluff Swamp, on right, into Bayou Manchac, on left. Bob Jacobsen, a Baton Rouge hydrologist who has been a part of past studies of Manchac, said a lot will depend on what kind of flood reduction HNTB can find from the proposal. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. Fax: (202) 225-7313, Phone: (225) 442-1731 For Sale: 14306 Bayou Terrace Dr, St Amant, LA 70774 $70,000 MLS# 2023003283 Beautiful waterfront lod ready to build! Monzon said the New River pump would help Ascension along Manchac and west of Interstate 10 by reducing water in the bayou. Ascension Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness released a flood zone map that highlights areas they think will have moderate to major flooding. Iberville has been putting up Aquadams to protect those people from more water from Bayou Manchac. This strain results in an increased risk that surrounding areas will experience catastrophic flooding during an intense rain event. LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC Tournament by Tennessee. 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. Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map?Possible reasons: Note: Your zoom level may have changed. We believe our homes, businesses and families should not be flooding. GONZALES Armed with new data from the August flood, Ascension Parish officials are going to revisit an old idea to dredge Bayou Manchac with. As of Wednesday, six pumps were operating with two more on the way. The parish already as a floodgate at nearby Frog Bayou and Manchac. This weeks announced plan will focus on clearing the East Baton Rouge portion. Residents who lived in low-lying areas. But one would think they could get some help during this natural disaster. Cost has always been a stumbling block, however, for pumping plans that likely would need federal dollars, officials have said. Nearly 15,000 homes in Ascension Parish were flooded, said Richard Webre, director of the parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Utilizing federal funding opportunities, information from constituents, and ideas from discussions will move us toward solutions faster. So, we are able to establish capacity beforehand and able to take that volume from that basin giving us another option, says Cointment. Say that much water. Latitude: 30.332500 N, Recently, Broome and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment announced a similar recommendation for the Ascension portion of Bayou Manchac. Saint Amant Swamp will be inundated. Winds will ease into the evening. 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. Published: Jun. We never had anything done back here to help us with the water ever. Really it affects EBR, Iberville, Ascension, the entire area, Parish President Clint Cointment said. Obviously, with the conjunctions of the Hwy 74 project that water is diverted into the New River, what this allows us to do is to pulldown New River to accept that added capacity, that added volume. On October 4, 2021, Graves convened Ascension Parish Pres. 5 reviews of Ascension on the Bayou "This place is amazing!!! "I wouldn't expect that road to be open any time soon," said John Connelly, a parish spokesman. 4 0 obj Map Help Disclaimer Map Overlays County Boundaries WFO Boundary Reset Overlays BATON ROUGE, La. Instead, efforts need to be focused on getting the water out and these announcements are the first steps in that process. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers. "So," he said, "anything that we could you know add another outlet somewhere is worth looking at. Tonight & Tomorrow : T onight temperatures will dip back Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. . UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. Recent leadership and electoral turmoil on the East Ascension drainage panel that would pursue the project likely through Louisiana Watershed Initiative funding may also call into question what the body ultimate decides once HNTB finishes its analysis of the concept. "The natural flow of the terrain, in my view, is the best means to address the problem, alright? Share: Flooding in Ascension Parish on the morning of Tuesday, May 18, 2021. 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 Tigers beat out No. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. Councilman Corey Orgeron, who represents northern Prairieville west of Airline Highway, had a basic question for Monzon. GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. 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. Now of course even with all of this new flood mitigation construction, the parish is still considering a moratorium. The ownership, management and staff are totally aligned and committed to the residents loving their lifestyle. Ascension officials on Wednesday could not say how long Alligator Bayou Road, which is already closed to due the pumping operations, will remain shut due to drainage path soon to be cut through it. Global climate change has also made rains more intense. Evacuations will be necessary. Widespread fllooding will inundate most roads in this area, including LA Highways 16, 42, 431, and 933. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. The funds advance flood protection, mitigation and resiliency, including: For more information about these projects and funding, clickhere. 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. Proud of BCWK's bold legal efforts to defend our region's wetlands, led by Legal Director Kristen Schlemmer. 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. The new outlet and pump would also remove runoff from New River that now must travel 18 miles east through Geismar, Gonzales and St. Amant to Ascension's Marvin J. Braud Pumping Station, ultimately also keeping some water out of St. James and Livingston parishes downstream from those pumps. 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. 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. Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M on Senior Day 68-65. Please keep our wonderful community in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks for watching this episode of Scotch on the Bayou - where we explore the wonders of Scotch whisky and the flavor of life in Louisiana. The Flood Event Viewer provides access to USGS monitoring activities for the August 2016 floods in Louisiana. 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. Just praying for the rain to stop is not a valuable solution, says one female who lives near Bluff Swamp. <> SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning.
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