August 19, 2018 Editorial by HoumaToday.com The Morganza-to-the-Gulf levee project will ultimately help protect much of our region from storm surge resulting from extreme weather in the Gulf of Mexico. The project is 98 miles of levees, locks and floodgates. It will go a great distance in making the vast majority of Terrebonne-Lafourche residents and […]
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Federal government asked for Morganza levee money
August 16, 2018 By: Scott McLendon, HoumaToday.com The Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District Board approved a resolution requesting the federal government designate and appropriate construction money for the Morganza-to-Gulf levee project.
Area better protected for hurricane season
By: Andrea Mujica, HoumaToday.com http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180509/area-better-protected-for-hurricane-season With less than a month left until the hurricane season officially arrives, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes have more protection against storms compared to last year.
Local flood-protection lock moves toward construction
April 17, 2018 Final engineering and design money wins approval. By: Keith Magill, HoumaToday.com http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180417/local-flood-protection-lock-moves-toward-construction Officials have approved the final $18.5 million needed to complete design and engineering work for a major flood-protection lock in the Houma Navigation Canal, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Tuesday.
Group seeks state money for levee system gap
April 5, 2018 By: Julia Arenstam, HoumaToday.com Members of the Morganza Action Coalition recently met with Gov. John Bel Edwards to advocate for an estimated $22.5 million in state money for the Grand Bayou Floodgate.
MAC reps appear on HTV’s Going Public February 27, 2018
North Lafourche Levee District Executive Director Dwayne Bourgeois and Morganza to the Gulf Project Manager Mitch Marmande were guests on the February 27, 2018 edition of HTV’s Going Public show.
