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Saint Charles residents decry early-morning truck noise near levee; council says it will investigate
Summary
A resident told the council that heavy-material shipments across a nearby levee have caused daily, early-morning noise since Jan. 23; the council said it is reviewing how the parish noise ordinance is being interpreted.
A Saint Rose resident told the Saint Charles Parish Council on March 10 that early-morning truck traffic moving heavy materials across a levee has caused persistent, sleep-disrupting noise for homes on South Pin Oak Drive.
Wendy Carter said the noise began Jan. 23 and at times wakes her household as early as 4:18 a.m. She told the council she and neighbors have recorded video of trucks using engine brakes and modified exhaust systems, and that material-loading activity continues into the evening.
"The noise is so nerve wracking.…
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