THE FORECAST Instead, efforts need to be focused on getting the water out and these announcements are the first steps in that process. This weeks announced plan will focus on clearing the East Baton Rouge portion. 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. To day & Tonight : The Temperatures across the Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. The community here is incredible and the amenities are beyond expectation. So, we are able to establish capacity beforehand and able to take that volume from that basin giving us another option, says Cointment. You have permission to edit this article. 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.". This strain results in an increased risk that surrounding areas will experience catastrophic flooding during an intense rain event. 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. 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. 2 0 obj Have an idea for a future video? Until the water goes down, Gonzales says he and his neighbors are stuck in a waiting game. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. 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. 427 Bridge/Old Perkins Road over Bayou Manchac between East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes Friday June 25, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. RE:BO4]6EL,nC](/H>hsYm.ude?m.U\FFva8z|n7.E5m;^O 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. Map Help Disclaimer Map Overlays County Boundaries WFO Boundary Reset Overlays BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. 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 project on Alligator Bayou Road is scheduled to be finished sometime this summer. Residents are urged to use the map as a. (WAFB) - New flood mitigation measures are being developed in parts of Ascension Parish that will hopefully prevent flooding in the . 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. The Flood Event Viewer provides access to USGS monitoring activities for the August 2016 floods in Louisiana. Ascension Parish officials made the cut to alleviate flooding in the region. The meeting will take place next Thursday. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. Alligator Bayou and Manchac roads, which are actually the same two-lane road with different names, rest on a levee along Manchac's southern bank that holds back most of the high water in the basin. As growth has continued to sprawl around the swamp basin, more roofs and concrete have sent more runoff into the basin. Read the original story below Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. 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. 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 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. 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. 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. Saint Amant Swamp will be inundated. 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. BATON ROUGE, La. 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. Fax: (225) 442-1736, Ascension, East Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes reaching regional solutions, BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. This is a breaking update. SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. . He installed an AquaDam around his home to keep it from flooding. provided to the NWS by the gauge owner. We never had anything done back here to help us with the water ever. LIVINGSTON PARISH - The parents of a high Saturday PM Forecast: The comfortable weather is sticking around. UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. Increased flow and strong current will affect river traffic. Gonzales is one of the lucky ones who is staying dry. Highly recommend this place to call home!! Connect with Lee Ann via Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotchonthebayou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scotchonthebayou Subscribe to Scotch on the Bayou YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbSH41hQXaIQMFndEH5-MmA QUESTION Have a question about scotch, whisky, Louisiana? Accused murderer cleared by Baton Rouge jury after representing himself in court, released from jail. Welcome to our Memorial apartments for rent, an amplified style of luxury apartment living in this prestigious area of Houston, Texas. Some of the pumps are run by tractors. It includes the acquisition of approximately 200 acres of natural forested floodplain land along the Bayou Duplantier Channel as shown in the attachment. "The problem is really understanding, you know, what drives the flood risk and where the flood risk is and what's going to change the flood risk is, obviously, complicated or people would have solved it long before now," Jacobsen said. The La. 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. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Widespread fllooding will inundate most roads in this area, including LA Highways 16, 42, 431, and 933. This is a breaking update. 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. 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. "Almost a year ago, there was an extreme weather occurrence where there was flooding and Alligator Bayou Road needed to be cut," said Ascension Parish Communication Director Brandon Gatlin.. So, with previous storms- in 2016 as well as in May 2021- we had to cut the road to let the water out. Press enter or select the go button to submit request. <> 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. Its why Ascension Parish officials are looking at fixing the issues surrounding New River Bayou. This lot sits on the popular Amite River/Diversion Canal right at the wei. We absolutely love it here. 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. "There's at least a dozen or a dozen and a half houses that have water right now," Gonzales said. 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. Come join me on this adventure. Councilman Corey Orgeron, who represents northern Prairieville west of Airline Highway, had a basic question for Monzon. The Tigers beat out No. We had to pull all the floors and the insulation and cut the sheetrock, he said. Streets will flood in Port Vincent. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Our elegant and spacious apartments provide the perfect living space, with all the high-end features youd expect. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. President Clint Cointment said his office is monitoring the river gauges along Bayou Manchac. 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. NAD83/WGS84, Search by city or zip code. 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. Ascension Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness released a flood zone map that highlights areas they think will have moderate to major flooding. ", Email David J. Mitchell at dmitchell@theadvocate.com. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. 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. Given the higher elevations near the MS river as opposed to the lowering elevations along the route of bayou manchac - it would appear the river flowed into bayou manchac most of the time, There was a problem saving your notification. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. 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. 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. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. 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. 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. 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. 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. I just felt it was a matter of time until we flood again, says one homeowner off Bluff Road. " 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. 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. The area flooded because water draining from East Baton Rouge Parish and backed up water downstream poured over a levee road into the basin. USGS Flood Event Viewer: USGS technicians and hydrologists, in partnership with FEMA, have collected hundreds of high-water marks and produce flood inundation maps. 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. One plan to lessen such flooding would drain nearby swamps in the Spanish Lake area into the Mississippi River instead. Person hurt in shooting at apartment complex on Lobdell Boulevard early Saturday, Officers make arrest in double-homicide sparked by verbal altercation Saturday morning. Iberville has been putting up Aquadams to protect those people from more water from Bayou Manchac. 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. Water will inundate LA Hwy 42 and LA Hwy 431. An ant colony displaced by the flood waters floats near Alligator Bayou Road Wednesday May 19, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. Proud of BCWK's bold legal efforts to defend our region's wetlands, led by Legal Director Kristen Schlemmer. Near perfect weather on repeat for Sunday. N. prd inc 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. There have been a lot of fights about who should take on the water and flood. Nearly 15,000 homes in Ascension Parish were flooded, said Richard Webre, director of the parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. <> BATON ROUGE, LA U.S. "I'm not overly stressed, but I got to bed at night thinking about it," said Mike Gonzales, who lives on Ridge Road. You must be of legal drinking age in your country to watch this channel. For details. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. x[[o6~7,lEH]EN] E }PdG[y4v_BJNP(og?z'"TEg\'2tf9+z~&D Utilizing federal funding opportunities, information from constituents, and ideas from discussions will move us toward solutions faster. 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. Some flooding will occur in low lying residential, commercial, and recreational areas. 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 . Wind Advisory in effect for the entire WBRZ BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Challenge in the River Center with a score of 197.700. HXIU}\PpWO,nt"g$M4M *$_enBoxVRa-UU`zq${"/PHQyIFcZCI8VcutVsgo3RYYy&cC~7u-Zm%T81uC;v_GTI. PRAIRIEVILLE - Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. 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. ASCENSION PARISH, La. 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. All rights reserved. 1 0 obj Monzon said the New River pump would help Ascension along Manchac and west of Interstate 10 by reducing water in the bayou. The State-run Louisiana Watershed Initiative hasrecently announcedtranches of projects across Louisiana that are funded by the Graves-secured $1.2 billion federal Community Development Block Grant for Louisiana flood mitigation. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council also recentlyapproveda $20 million budget for drainage projects from federal funding. 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. This property is perfect for the professional in Houston on a temporary stay. Copyright 2021 WAFB. Recently, Broome and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment announced a similar recommendation for the Ascension portion of Bayou Manchac. Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. The process will begin either this Friday or Saturday. Really it affects EBR, Iberville, Ascension, the entire area, Parish President Clint Cointment said. 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. Living at Ascension has completely changed the way I think about home. 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. We believe our homes, businesses and families should not be flooding. Now, it has become, by necessity, a utilitarian drainage outlet for suburban growth. Now of course even with all of this new flood mitigation construction, the parish is still considering a moratorium. LSU men's basketball loses in regular season LSU men's basketball loses in regular season finale to Florida 79-67. As of Friday, crews are alsooperating a total of seven pumps, four 30-inch axle driven pumps, and three 24-inch tractor pumps. John Rosso, a resident of the Belle Grove neighborhood in Prairieville, has been trying to gather support from surrounding neighborhood associations to press Graves and local officials on Manchac. Anything that would reduce that flooding would help improve the forest's health, he said. Grays Creek and the main channel of the Amite River will merge. Levees? Recently,more fundingwas announced for Louisiana flood protection projects. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. Also, Kemp and others noted, any major plan to dredge out Manchac ignores an important fact about flooding on the bayou. View the Enhanced Operating Capability Products and Services StoryMap here. ASCENSION PARISH - On Tuesday morning, a number of Ascension Parish Roads are closed due to area flooding overnight . 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. Once more to the pumps: Ascension eyes new pump station to cut down Manchac flooding. 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. As of Wednesday, six pumps were operating with two more on the way. Winds will ease into the evening. "What does that do for those districts that are residing along the Bayou Manchac? 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. 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. (WAFB) - New flood mitigation measures are being developed in parts of Ascension Parish that will hopefully prevent flooding in the future. Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M on Senior Day 68-65. 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. FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Stream LIVE news here. Say that much water. With quick backdoor access to Houston's treasured Terry Hershey Park, our residents are all set for working out, picnicking, or just enjoying the . Fax: (225) 442-1736, 908 East 1st Street 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. This is the perfect weekend to get outdoors! 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. 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. 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 . We just would ask for our share of help.. 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. You know its been the same old thing since the beginning, they never really came and did big projects. Jonathan H. Click the image to enter the USGS Flood Event Viewer for this event. Beefier police presence planned at football game after BRPD chief got into scuffle while making arrest near campus. The gate can't be opened until water is low enough in Bayou Manchac to prevent bayou water from flowing back into the swamp basin.
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