Parish President Jewell reported that public-works crews recently cleared a canal off LA 3160 and described why gravity-fed canals in the parish require repeated maintenance.

“The canal is just one of many throughout Saint Charles Parish that are maintained year round to help water flow freely during heavy rains,” Jewell said, adding that some canals accumulate more vegetative debris because trees and buffers are closer to the banks. She said the LA 3160 canal has been cleaned three times since her administration began and cited Pioneer and Trailsway among the streets that drain to the area.

Jewell also updated the council on a levee bench project that is progressing now that the river has dropped to a low level. She said the concrete base at Sugarhouse Road is finished and that once benches are installed there will be 15 resting spots for cyclists and pedestrians. Jewell listed planned bench locations by bank: East Bank — three in Munce, one in Norco, one in Nusarpie, one in Destrehan, three in Saint Rose; West Bank — two in AMO, one in Luling, two in Hornville, one in Kelowna.

The transcript presents these items as status updates and planned amenities; there is no recorded vote or ordinance in the excerpt. Jewell framed the bench project as a pilot the parish may expand if it proves successful.