In 2016, the closure lasted for a few months and drew complaints from people who live in the area and use it for access to Interstate 10. Accused murderer cleared by Baton Rouge jury after representing himself in court, released from jail. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. Backwater flooding is particularly severe when the Amite River floods. 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. 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. Read the original story below 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. 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. 427 Bridge/Old Perkins Road over Bayou Manchac between East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes Friday June 25, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. You have permission to edit this article. 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. Cointment says this is one of the waterways they are able to control more unlike Bayou Manchac, controlling the amount of water capacity along New River Bayou, it will help those along Bluff and Ridge Road. Proud of BCWK's bold legal efforts to defend our region's wetlands, led by Legal Director Kristen Schlemmer. Thibodaux, LA 70301 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. The Flood Event Viewer provides access to USGS monitoring activities for the August 2016 floods in Louisiana. Copyright 2021 WAFB. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Dredging? Now of course even with all of this new flood mitigation construction, the parish is still considering a moratorium. Please drink responsibly! 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. Beefier police presence planned at football game after BRPD chief got into scuffle while making arrest near campus. 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. Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). At that height, water in the bayou would start to flow back into the swamp basin. THE FORECAST Iberville has been putting up Aquadams to protect those people from more water from Bayou Manchac. Our communities deserve clean water, flood Residents who lived in low-lying areas. % Increased flow and strong current will affect river traffic. This weeks announced plan will focus on clearing the East Baton Rouge portion. "I'm not overly stressed, but I got to bed at night thinking about it," said Mike Gonzales, who lives on Ridge Road. The meeting will take place next Thursday. 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. 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. 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. BATON ROUGE, La. 74 and Bluff Road in Dutchtown. The La. PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. Just praying for the rain to stop is not a valuable solution, says one female who lives near Bluff Swamp. 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. Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA, Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period, Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Port Vincent. 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 Never drive under the influence of alcohol.Slinte, Yall!Please SUBSCRIBE and hit the LIKE button! GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. 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. BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. Fax: (202) 225-7313, Phone: (225) 442-1731 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. 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. 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. 3 0 obj "The natural flow of the terrain, in my view, is the best means to address the problem, alright? 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. <> 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, The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills. Fax: (225) 442-1736, 908 East 1st Street Elevate your experience and lifestyle in Houston with our incomparable community features, wonderfully endless amenities and exemplary service. Id love to hear from you! Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. 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. On October 4, 2021, Graves convened Ascension Parish Pres. With quick backdoor access to Houston's treasured Terry Hershey Park, our residents are all set for working out, picnicking, or just enjoying the . For more than a decade, officials in Ascension and Iberville parishes have sought ways to speed the flow of water in and out of the Spanish La. Person hurt in shooting at apartment complex on Lobdell Boulevard early Saturday, Officers make arrest in double-homicide sparked by verbal altercation Saturday morning. 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. Also, Kemp and others noted, any major plan to dredge out Manchac ignores an important fact about flooding on the bayou. LSU men's basketball loses in regular season LSU men's basketball loses in regular season finale to Florida 79-67. There was a problem saving your notification. "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. CONVENT - A highway in St. James Parish Saturday AM Forecast: Today's weather will be near perfect. Click the image to enter the USGS Flood Event Viewer for this event. Winds will ease into the evening. 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. As growth has continued to sprawl around the swamp basin, more roofs and concrete have sent more runoff into the basin. Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Copyright 2022 WAFB. This lot sits on the popular Amite River/Diversion Canal right at the wei. Widespread fllooding will inundate most roads in this area, including LA Highways 16, 42, 431, and 933. Its why Ascension Parish officials are looking at fixing the issues surrounding New River Bayou. 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. Along with dredging, the hope is that new projects will allow water to flow easier. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 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. Walgreens says it will not start selling an abortion pill in 20 states that had warned of legal consequences if it did so. 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. stream 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. Ascension consulting engineers have proposed linking New River with the southern end of the Bluff Swamp at a chronic low spot at La. Stream LIVE news here. You know its been the same old thing since the beginning, they never really came and did big projects. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. 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. 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. So, we are able to establish capacity beforehand and able to take that volume from that basin giving us another option, says Cointment. provided to the NWS by the gauge owner. Say that much water. Jonathan H. When it comes to avoiding a repeat of the 2016's record-breaking deluge and disaster, many communities are still floating ideas. The process will begin either this Friday or Saturday. endobj There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. What's the best way to control Baton Rouge-area rivers? The path will allow more water to drain from the Bluff Swamp and greater Spanish Lake area. 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 . The plan already has received mixed reviews from some Ascension officials. Living at Ascension has completely changed the way I think about home. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. The temporary pumps were set up on Alligator Bayou Road in Ascension Parish. 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. This is the perfect weekend to get outdoors! SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning. BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Watch the 2 Your Health report for Friday, March 3, 2023. 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. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. This strain results in an increased risk that surrounding areas will experience catastrophic flooding during an intense rain event. Cost has always been a stumbling block, however, for pumping plans that likely would need federal dollars, officials have said. Two additional 30-inch pumps were expected to arrive later on Wednesday. The area flooded because water draining from East Baton Rouge Parish and backed up water downstream poured over a levee road into the basin. Details that might determine the future of the New River pump like construction cost, the amount of flood reduction and operations remain unknown. All rights reserved. Now, it has become, by necessity, a utilitarian drainage outlet for suburban growth. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. 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.". !" 4 LSU women's basketball Watch the 2 Your Health report for Friday, March 3, 2023. On Wednesday, Parish President Clint Cointment said the Ascension Department of Public Works plans to cut Alligator Bayou Road at Fish Bayou to facilitate drainage from Spanish Lake and Bluff Swamp basin. UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. 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. Six members of the panel face their own election recalls, including Orgeron. 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. Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M on Senior Day 68-65. 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. Others say Ascension is leaving too many other stones unturned. 74 is blocking and reduce swamp flood waters that must now wait in line along with runoff from South Baton Rouge and eastern Iberville to exit through Manchac to the Amite. This is a breaking update. 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. This project has been APPROVED. LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC Tournament by Tennessee. He installed an AquaDam around his home to keep it from flooding. View the Enhanced Operating Capability Products and Services StoryMap here. Ascension Parish officials say they cant wait any longer, on Nash Road, this is just one of many small projects that is going to make a big difference for folks who had tons of flooding within the past couple of weeks. Still flooded from last week's storm, Ascension to 'cut,' close roads to help drain like in 2016. N. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. 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. Some flooding will occur in low lying residential, commercial, and recreational areas. But he believes mechanical drainage methods like pumps should only be a last option after all natural solutions are examined. 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. Parish officials announced Wednesday that crews plan to cut the drainage route where the road crosses over Fish Bayou either Friday or Saturday. USGS Flood Event Viewer: USGS technicians and hydrologists, in partnership with FEMA, have collected hundreds of high-water marks and produce flood 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. This essentially with two twelve-by-twelve type box culverts- this will equal a cut in the road- so when Manchac comes down, well be able to open those up and allow this water to get out, Cointment explained. 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. 1 LSU's big win over Butler.