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West Ascension drainage board reviews roughly $8 million 2026 capital plan, seeks OK to start Memorial Drive engineering
Summary
Board staff presented a 2026 capital program of roughly $8 million — about $850,000 in parish funds and roughly $7 million in state grants — and asked for direction to issue an RFQ for engineering on a Memorial Drive outfall project while reporting progress on pump‑station and Bayou projects.
West Ascension Drainage District staff presented the board with a 2026 capital program totaling roughly $8 million and outlined the status of four projects the district plans to advance this year.
"What you have in front of you there, the little packet with the West Ascension Construction Fund page," said Ron Javar, summarizing the packet. He listed projects that include two pump sites near Highway 308 and a Front Street intake to drain the St. Patrick Street underpass, drainage improvements on Bayou Veret, Bayou McCall improvements and a Memorial Drive outfall. Javar said the packet shows about $850,000 in…
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