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St. Charles leaders review flood response, outline major pump station and bar-screen projects
Summary
PARS President Jewell reported on recent rainfall and flood response after Invest 93L, and highlighted ongoing and planned drainage projects including Munson Pump Station work and a $12 million bar-screen upgrade.
PARS President Jewell told the St. Charles Parish Council that crews responded to heavy localized rainfall tied to Invest 93L and that the parish is advancing major drainage projects to reduce future flooding.
Jewell said parish teams prepared sandbag stations and cleared known drainage “hot spots” under railroad tracks, and that a storm cell produced an intense two-hour inundation during which official gauges recorded about 7.5 inches of rain in Destrehan and Luling. "There was significant amount of street flooding throughout Ormond and Destrehan, and Luling and Old Luling as well," Jewell said. He added…
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