MAC Newsletter – June 29, 2016 By; Morganza Action Coalition View/Print in online newsletter format here
Terrebonne Levee Officials Talk Morganza on HTV’s “Going Public”
Terrebonne Levee Officials Talk Morganza on HTV’s “Going Public” June 28, 2016 Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District (TLCD) Chairman Tony Alford, Executive Director Reggie Dupre and new members of the TLCD Board of Commissioners were guests on the HTV talk show program “Going Public” on Tuesday, June 28. In the first segment, Alford, Dupre, and […]
An important milestone for Morganza
By: HoumaToday.com June 23, 2016 The progress on the Morganza levee system has been slow and halting, when progress has been made at all. But the project recently passed a significant milestone when crews closed a gap in the structure, which now boasts 31 continuous miles of flood protection. “Now that gap is closed off, […]
Morganza levee system nears milestone as gap is closed
By: Jacob Batte, HoumaToday.com June 19, 2016 http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20160619/ARTICLES/160619647/0/search?p=all&tc=pgall Last week the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District connected two sides of the massive Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee system, providing Terrebonne Parish with about 31 miles of connected storm protection from east to west. Contractors from Ceres Environmental, known for its debris removal work in New Orleans following Hurricane […]
Levee districts spend millions ahead of hurricane season
By: Jacob Batte, DailyComet.com Area levee districts have spent more than $60 million to increase storm protection in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes since last year’s hurricane season. The bulk of that money, about $51 million, has been spent by the Terrebonne Levee District on the Morganza-to-the-Gulf storm protection system. “Our goal is to always […]
Terrebonne Parish expects to be better protected from hurricanes this summer; two 2008 storms prompted action
May 31, 2016 By: Amy Wold, TheAdvocate.com HOUMA — The Houma-Terrebonne Airport is on the southern edge of town, more than 30 miles from the coast in Terrebonne Parish, but in 2008 it was covered with sea water from the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Gustav pushed water inland. “That scared the hell out […]