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Parish president outlines $12.5M pump‑station upgrade, boat launch and road projects

Saint Charles Parish Council · March 17, 2026

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Summary

Parish President Jewell updated the council on completed and planned infrastructure work: a $12.5M Sunset Pump Station bar‑screen cleaner project (with $6M from CPRA), a planned $10–12M pump replacement, a 1,270‑foot road extension honoring deputy Jeff G. Watson, boat‑launch mobilization, and culvert replacements on Evangeline Road.

Parish President Jewell used the March 16 council meeting to summarize recent and upcoming capital projects, saying the parish cut the ribbon on a $12.5 million Sunset Pump Station bar‑screen cleaner project — funded in part by roughly $6 million from the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) — and that Phase 2 will…

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