NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 24 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time. UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses; NWS stage: 0 ft : 8 ft : Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps The path will allow more water to drain from the Bluff Swamp and greater Spanish Lake area. The mouth of the Amite River at Lake Maurepas is the main drain for the big bathtub called the Amite River Basin. Saint Amant Swamp will be inundated. Since the 2016 flood, Iberville has completed an expansion of its floodgate where Alligator Bayou joins Bayou Manchac. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. Recent leadership and electoral turmoil on the East Ascension drainage panel that would pursue the project likely through Louisiana Watershed Initiative funding may also call into question what the body ultimate decides once HNTB finishes its analysis of the concept. The parish said earlier this week it was using three pumps, with three more on standby, in that area to facilitate drainage. The ownership, management and staff are totally aligned and committed to the residents loving their lifestyle. As old trees die, new ones aren't replacing them. 74 and Bluff Road in Dutchtown. As of Wednesday, six pumps were operating with two more on the way. Dredging? Backwater flooding occurs along the lower reaches of these streams and along Bayou Manchac. "I wouldn't expect that road to be open any time soon," said John Connelly, a parish spokesman. Read the original story below. Nearly 15,000 homes in Ascension Parish were flooded, said Richard Webre, director of the parish's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Together, the floodgate, levee and ridge are designed to prevent backwater, which rises from the Amite when it is high, from flowing upstream into Henderson Bayou and flooding northeast Ascension. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a Federal, local dollars at work clearing waterways in EBR, St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. Graves joined together with Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment, Iberville Parish President Mitchell Ourso, City of St. Gabriel Mayor Lionel Johnson, officials from Baton Rouge, and several other drainage leaders from the region. The high watermark on the tree shows where the. This is a breaking update. On this channel I will: Review expressions of scotch, primarily single malt scotch whisky Dive into educational topics about whisky Share the bounty of culture of Louisiana Feature my travels through Scotland Show that whisky is not pretentious nor is it only a \"man's drink.\" Whisky is the aquavitae - water of life - for those of age to enjoy, responsibly. Even before the mid-May storm, residents of the Ridge Road area inside Ascension's Bluff Swamp had aired worries about rising water in the swamp basin from earlier rains in April, council members have said in public meetings. Winds will ease into the evening. So, we are able to establish capacity beforehand and able to take that volume from that basin giving us another option, says Cointment. Grays Creek and the main channel of the Amite River will merge. Published: Jun. BATON ROUGE - One week into Lent and the crawfish market is seeing one of its first significant drops of the season. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. However, help is on the way with a new drainage project on Alligator Bayou Road in Ascension Parish. %PDF-1.5 On October 4, 2021, Graves convened Ascension Parish Pres. Ascension On The Bayou: Multifamily At 150 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. That combination left homes in the basin stranded and flooded for weeks in August 2016 and again in May and has prompted dramatic but controversial emergency steps by Ascension and Iberville officials, like inflatable AquaDams and repeated cuts in the levee road, to protect people living in the swamp basin. You must be of legal drinking age in your country to watch this channel. Scotch on the Bayou Historic Flooding in Bayou Pigeon, Louisiana - May, 2021 In this video, witness the historic level of flooding in Bayou Sorrel and. Ascension Parish officials say they cant wait any longer, on Nash Road, this is just one of many small projects that is going to make a big difference for folks who had tons of flooding within the past couple of weeks. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. Accused murderer cleared by Baton Rouge jury after representing himself in court, released from jail. The La. GREENVILLE, S.C. - No. Visit https://www.weather.gov/owp/operations for access to new EXPERIMENTAL products and services from the National Water Center: National Hydrologic Discussion, Area Hydrologic Discussion, Flood Hazard Outlook and the National Water Center Visualization Services, a suite of geospatial services depicting River Forecast Center and National Water Model information. x[[o6~7,lEH]EN] E }PdG[y4v_BJNP(og?z'"TEg\'2tf9+z~&D Watch the 2 Your Health report for Thursday, Watch the 2 Your Health report for Tuesday, Crawfish Tracker: Signs of life (and price drops). Jonathan H. Given the higher elevations near the MS river as opposed to the lowering elevations along the route of bayou manchac - it would appear the river flowed into bayou manchac most of the time, FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? As the driveway disappears under the water, a house is surrounded by sandbags and water on Bluff Road as Ascension and Iberville Parishes continue to deal with flooding problems Monday May 24, 2021, in Ascension Parish, La. UPDATE: Ascension President Clint Cointment announced Monday the cut was reopened after it was closed over the weekend due to heavy rain. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Bold criminal secretly relaunched massage parlor prostitution ring as he cut a St. John's big inning hands Southeastern second straight loss, Coach Kim Mulkey talks LSU's record-tying season. Rather than fighting, were working with the parishes on solutions like the ones announced in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville. The Flood Event Viewer provides access to USGS monitoring activities for the August 2016 floods in Louisiana. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. LSU gymnastics club meet brings tourists to downtown Baton Rouge. Two additional 30-inch pumps were expected to arrive later on Wednesday. Copyright 2022 WAFB. The drugstore Southern University loses power before men's Senior Night basketball game. For years, as East Baton Rouge has sprawled south and Ascension and Iberville parishes have reached north, people have searched for ways to unclog the scenic bottleneck that is Bayou Manchac. Days after sitting in on a presentation about the plan with the parish councilmen who make up the drainage panel, Parish President Clint Cointment received a notice on Thursday that he would be terminated as head of drainage. Parish officials announced Wednesday that crews plan to cut the drainage route where the road crosses over Fish Bayou either Friday or Saturday. Alligator Bayou and Manchac roads, which are actually the same two-lane road with different names, rest on a levee along Manchac's southern bank that holds back most of the high water in the basin. provided to the NWS by the gauge owner. At Ascension on the Bayou, you'll find a luxury residential community that features elegantly furnished apartments from ExecuStay Midwest in the prestigious Memorial area of Houston. Click the image to enter the USGS Flood Event Viewer for this event. The maintenance staff is very responsive, and grounds are always beautiful and well maintained. Ascension Parish officials made the cut to alleviate flooding in the region. Follow David J. Mitchell on Twitter, @NewsieDave. The eastern swamp of the huge Spanish Lake region receives runoff from Dutchtown, Geismar and Prairieville and is susceptible to high water from Manchac when it overtops a levee road. (WAFB) - In May 2021, David Braud had to make extensive repairs to his home because of flooding. But EBR says the dams could worsen flooding there. BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Watch the 2 Your Health report for Friday, March 3, 2023. We are committed to helping direct funding toward improved drainage of the Manchac, Alligator Bayou, and Spanish Lake basin, Graves said. Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M Southern men's basketball falls to Alabama A&M on Senior Day 68-65. Getting even just a little water out is something that will help improve life for Braud, who has lived here his whole life. Monzon said the New River pump would help Ascension along Manchac and west of Interstate 10 by reducing water in the bayou. We never had anything done back here to help us with the water ever. As growth has continued to sprawl around the swamp basin, more roofs and concrete have sent more runoff into the basin. Pumps directly tied to Manchac have been seen as prohibitively expensive because of the amount of canal dredging, wetlands destruction and home displacement necessary, but the officials are looking at alternative routes and at repurposing Willow Glen's discharge pipes over the Mississippi River levee to save money. Along with dredging, the hope is that new projects will allow water to flow easier. With quick backdoor access to Houston's treasured Terry Hershey Park, our residents are all set for working out, picnicking, or just enjoying the . We absolutely love it here. Increased flow and strong current will affect river traffic. HXIU}\PpWO,nt"g$M4M *$_enBoxVRa-UU`zq${"/PHQyIFcZCI8VcutVsgo3RYYy&cC~7u-Zm%T81uC;v_GTI. There was a problem saving your notification. Until the water goes down, Gonzales says he and his neighbors are stuck in a waiting game. Flood of Record occurred on August 15, 2016. But in order to get to his house he has to drive through high water. In the statement Wednesday, Ascension Parish officials said that workers would monitor weather forecasts and have Public Works crews station at the site of the road cut to fill it and block water flow if Bayou Manchac again rises to 14 feet. We appreciate our three parish leaders taking this first step and we look forward to more announcements over the coming months. "We had to pull all the floors and the insulation and cut the sheetrock," he. 74 is blocking and reduce swamp flood waters that must now wait in line along with runoff from South Baton Rouge and eastern Iberville to exit through Manchac to the Amite. Benefitting Baton Rouge: Overall, Graves has secured over $3 billion half to clear the backlog of legacy flood projects and half to provide future protection against flood risks in South Louisiana. But one would think they could get some help during this natural disaster. LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC LSU women's basketball bounced out of SEC Tournament by Tennessee. Just praying for the rain to stop is not a valuable solution, says one female who lives near Bluff Swamp. SLIDELL - Two men were shot and killed in St. Tammany Parish late Saturday morning. HNTB officials did not respond immediately to requests for comment. Weather Forecast Office New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA, Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period, Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Port Vincent. Residents who lived in low-lying areas. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Nearly a week after heavy rain doused the Baton Rouge region, houses remained surrounded by flood water on Monday and stood as islands in the . Near perfect weather on repeat for Sunday. THE FORECAST When it comes to avoiding a repeat of the 2016's record-breaking deluge and disaster, many communities are still floating ideas. What that allows us to do is it allows us to regulate the surface elevations of north and west of the weir being New River, Goudine and the three branches of Goudine, says Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment. The weekend BATON ROUGE - The Southern University men's Senior Night basketball game was postponed Saturday afternoon when the lights in the gym cut off. Now of course even with all of this new flood mitigation construction, the parish is still considering a moratorium. Ascension officials on Wednesday could not say how long Alligator Bayou Road, which is already closed to due the pumping operations, will remain shut due to drainage path soon to be cut through it. Instead, efforts need to be focused on getting the water out and these announcements are the first steps in that process. East Ascension residents like Sheila Templet, 50, who, with her family, lives on South Hodgeson Avenue south of Gonzales and just north of Bayou Conway, are looking for a solution. Both have acted to make flooding last longer and go higher in the swamp, an LSU coastal researcher said, and has simultaneously raised the average water level in Manchac by one-tenth of a foot per year since the 1970s. He installed an AquaDam around his home to keep it from flooding. At that height, water in the bayou would start to flow back into the swamp basin. ASCENSION PARISH - On Tuesday morning, a number of Ascension Parish Roads are closed due to area flooding overnight . We believe our homes, businesses and families should not be flooding. This weeks announced plan will focus on clearing the East Baton Rouge portion. Really it affects EBR, Iberville, Ascension, the entire area, Parish President Clint Cointment said. You have permission to edit this article. Press enter or select the go button to submit request. In 2016, the closure lasted for a few months and drew complaints from people who live in the area and use it for access to Interstate 10. Recently, Broome and Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment announced a similar recommendation for the Ascension portion of Bayou Manchac. Post in comments section of this video. All rights reserved. Connect with Lee Ann via Social MediaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotchonthebayou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scotchonthebayou Subscribe to Scotch on the Bayou YouTube Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbSH41hQXaIQMFndEH5-MmA QUESTION Have a question about scotch, whisky, Louisiana? Recently,more fundingwas announced for Louisiana flood protection projects. LSU men's basketball loses in regular season LSU men's basketball loses in regular season finale to Florida 79-67. "I'm not overly stressed, but I got to bed at night thinking about it," said Mike Gonzales, who lives on Ridge Road. The funds advance flood protection, mitigation and resiliency, including: $50 million secured for Livingston Parish drainage projects $760 million secured for the West Shore Project $400 million secured for the Comite Diversion Project $255 million East Baton Rouge Flood Control Project $350 million for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding . Widespread fllooding will inundate most roads in this area, including LA Highways 16, 42, 431, and 933. There will be minor flooding of residential areas. On Wednesday, Parish President Clint Cointment said the Ascension Department of Public Works plans to cut Alligator Bayou Road at Fish Bayou to facilitate drainage from Spanish Lake and Bluff Swamp basin. Evacuations will be necessary. Others say Ascension is leaving too many other stones unturned. Still flooded from last week's storm, Ascension to 'cut,' close roads to help drain like in 2016. (WAFB) - New flood mitigation measures are being developed in parts of Ascension Parish that will hopefully prevent flooding in the future. The parish already as a floodgate at nearby Frog Bayou and Manchac. 427 Bridge/Old Perkins Road over Bayou Manchac between East Baton Rouge and Ascension Parishes Friday June 25, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The people who live in Bluff Swamp began flooding late last week from rain and drainage in the swamp region west of Bluff Road. The process will begin either this Friday or Saturday. Friday PM Forecast: starting weekend cooler then trending warmer. There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. So, with previous storms- in 2016 as well as in May 2021- we had to cut the road to let the water out. Please drink responsibly! If you notice any errors in the below information, please contact our. 10, 2021 at 3:03 PM PDT. The project on Alligator Bayou Road is scheduled to be finished sometime this summer. Anything that would reduce that flooding would help improve the forest's health, he said. This essentially with two twelve-by-twelve type box culverts- this will equal a cut in the road- so when Manchac comes down, well be able to open those up and allow this water to get out, Cointment explained. Stream LIVE news here. I just felt it was a matter of time until we flood again, says one homeowner off Bluff Road. " Under the leadership of U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, officials in Ascension, Iberville and East Baton Rouge also have agreed to look at other ideas to alleviate Manchac flooding. The dams extend into Ascension Parish. Some of the pumps are run by tractors. The parish presidents of East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Iberville parishes want the Pontchartrain Levee District to take the lead in a plan t, State leaders are seeking federal support in the aftermath of severe rainfall and flooding that devastated many parts of South Louisiana, dama, GONZALESAbout a week after Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment balked at pursuing post-flood drainage and development changes becaus. Its why Ascension Parish officials are looking at fixing the issues surrounding New River Bayou. <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> Streets will flood in Port Vincent. But he believes mechanical drainage methods like pumps should only be a last option after all natural solutions are examined. BATON ROUGE, La. Officials said the pumps can each discharge about 20,000 gallons of water per minute. The East Baton Rouge Metro Council also recentlyapproveda $20 million budget for drainage projects from federal funding. Wind Advisory in effect for the entire WBRZ BATON ROUGE - The Tigers win the Podium Challenge in the River Center with a score of 197.700. NSU Campus, Candies Hall, Suite 405 We just would ask for our share of help.. RE:BO4]6EL,nC](/H>hsYm.ude?m.U\FFva8z|n7.E5m;^O THE FORECAST Ascension officials cut into Alligator Bayou Road Friday to help alleviate high water left behind by last week's downpour. Water is still high and relatively close to the roadway from the May floods and the draining of the Spanish Lake basin into Bayou Manchac. This property is perfect for the professional in Houston on a temporary stay. For more than a decade, officials in Ascension and Iberville parishes have sought ways to speed the flow of water in and out of the Spanish La. endobj NAD83/WGS84, Search by city or zip code. 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