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Ouachita Parish backs application to Delta Regional Authority for L‑11 Canal restoration
Summary
The Police Jury authorized submission of an application to the Delta Regional Authority for the L‑11 Canal Restoration and Enhancement project to convey stormwater to the Chauvin Pump Station and reduce flooding; Parish Engineer Kevin Crosby was designated to represent the parish on the application.
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury adopted Resolution No. 25-33 on Sept. 2 to authorize and support submission of an application to the Delta Regional Authority for the “L‑11 Canal Restoration and Enhancement” project.
The resolution, offered by President Shane Smiley and adopted without opposition, states the project is needed to restore and expand the L‑11 Canal to help convey stormwater to the Chauvin Pump Station and alleviate flooding in the parish. The minutes record that the parish currently lacks available funds to cover the entire project cost and seeks funding from the Delta Regional Authority.
The jury designated Kevin Crosby, Parish Engineer, as the authorized representative to act on behalf of the parish in preparing and submitting the application and providing related information to the Delta Regional Authority. The minutes do not specify the total project cost, a proposed funding split, or a project schedule; those details would be part of the application process and subsequent agreements if funding is awarded.
Adoption of the resolution positions the parish to pursue external funding for a drainage project the minutes describe as intended to reduce flooding risk by improving conveyance to an existing pump station.
