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Houma resident urges parish action after two years of flooding at Bayou Side Drive
Summary
A resident told the council that drainage fixes around Bayou Side Drive remain incomplete two years after initial work, describing repeated inundation of his property and adjacent roadway and asking the parish to complete repairs.
Chad Bergeron, a Bayou Side Drive resident, used the public‑comment period at the June 24 council meeting to press for immediate parish action after recurring flooding damaged access to his property and others.
Bergeron described multiple attempts to resolve the problem: drainage crews dug trenches and removed trees but stopped after determining the bayou level sat higher than the ditch; a later partial repair included replacing removed mud but did not restore reliable flow. He said the recurring flooding leaves his family wading to get to buses and repeatedly forces him to contact drainage staff. "There's 50 homes and businesses draining on my property... I shouldn't have to ride y'all the way I rode the drainage department," he told the council.
The council extended his time to finish his remarks and thanked him for bringing the ongoing problem back to the record. The council did not take an immediate vote on the issue during public comment; drainage and public works responsibilities were discussed during the project updates earlier in the meeting. Bergeron was told the parish would escalate attention to the specific drainage problem.
