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Parish staff outlines subsurface drainage project to curb chronic flooding near Eve Street
Summary
Saint Charles Parish staff told the council the project will install subsurface drainage to carry stormwater under Eve Street and a neighboring road, aiming to reduce flooding that affected homes in 2020; work was delayed by utility conflicts and is expected to wrap by August 2026.
A parish staff member told the Saint Charles Parish Council on May 4 that officials plan to install subsurface drainage under Eve Street and an adjacent street to reduce chronic flooding that has affected homes in the area.
"There is no drainage on that street. In fact, the street is the drainage," the staff member said, describing how rainwater flows from River Road toward the back of the neighborhood and builds until…
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