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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 it threatens homes. The presentation said several houses flooded in 2020 and that the planned work will take water underground and route it through existing ditches and beneath the railroad tracks to relieve surface flooding.
The presenter said the project went to bid last year and was scheduled to start in October, but crews encountered conflicts with sewer lines and gas infrastructure. "We worked with Atmos to get a lot of those conflicts out of the way," the presenter said, adding that Atmos crews were still confirming there would be no remaining conflicts. Officials said the schedule now points to construction wrapping in about August 2026.
Council members did not take a separate vote on the presentation itself. The description included expected benefits for residents, noting those living farther back on the street experienced higher water that more seriously threatened homes. The staff member said the work will bring water underground "as soon as it gets to Eve Street and bring it underground," so it drains more quickly into the ditches behind the properties.
The council did not provide specific contract award details, contractor names, or a final construction schedule during the presentation. Funding sources were not specified in the transcript.
