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Parish levee districts report interim levee lifts and upgrades; new pump station work underway with $97.8 million contract
Summary
Officials from multiple parish levee districts briefed the CPRA board on completed and planned levee lifts and interim hurricane-protection work, and staff described a pump-station construction contract that will increase intake capacity from about 400 CFS to 1,000 CFS.
Officials from multiple parish levee districts briefed the CPRA board on recent levee-lift projects, interim protection work and major pump-station construction.
Terrebonne Parish officials described multiple levee lifts completed since 2008, and credited a mix of local tax measures and state funding for steady construction of interim hurricane-protection lifts. Angela Hidalgo, representing the Terrebonne levee district, said interim lifts and water-control structures have demonstrably reduced houses flooded during recent events. Work in reach segments and rock-barm placement and marsh…
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