St. Martin Parish President Chester Cedars is urging his fellow city and parish leaders to work together and use their available resources to find a solution to Acadiana s flooding issues.
Cedars says the St. Martin Parish Government has been proactive in drainage efforts since the 2016 flood. He says that historic event lit the fuse for the parish s current efforts. It caused everyone to start paying attention to flood plane issues (and) watershed issues. St. Martin Parish, I submit to you, is the first parish in our region if not the state to take an active role in addressing watershed issues not just locally but from a regional perspective. Guy Cormier was our parish president at the time, and he was very active in propagating the message that watershed issues should be addressed regionally.