Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held for the Petit Caillou Lock Structure
January 28, 2021
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Little Caillou Lock Structure in Chauvin to mark the end of the construction project and introduction of the new lock system in Bayou Petit Caillou.
“Terrebonne Parish funded and built this lock system, but it will be operated by the Terrebonne Parish Levee District. I want to thank Reggie Dupre, Tony Alford and all the board members for taking the system over. They are going to operate it as part of the entire system, including the Morganza system. This lock system is not really on the Morganza system, but Terrebonne Bayou and Montegut are actually on the system, so they work hand in hand,” said Parish President Gordon Dove.
Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District Authorizes Contractor to Begin Weir Demolition
January 9, 2021
The Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District has authorized Sealevel Construction to proceed with the Thibodaux weir removal project. The initial work will take place at the City of Thibodaux’s water treatment facility and will begin in early January. The weir demolition is scheduled to begin in late February and completed by mid-2021. Pedestrian traffic, some bayou-side vehicular parking spaces, boat traffic, and fishing will be restricted around the immediate area during utility relocation, equipment mobilization, and weir demolition. Long-term closure of La Highway 1 is not expected.
As part of the MRRBL (Mississippi River Reintroduction into Bayou Lafourche) series of projects, the removal of the weir plays a critical role in the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District’s ability to pump more fresh water into the Bayou Lafourche to protect our endangered coast due to saltwater intru
December 15, 2020 By Waterways Journal
Bollinger Shipyards, with operations scattered throughout south Louisiana, has delivered a steel flood gate, measuring 84 feet long, 40 feet wide and 19 feet high, to the St. Mary Parish Levee District. The flood gate, built at Bollinger’s shipyard in Amelia, La., is an integral part of the Bayou Teche Flood Control Structure. Levee district personnel broke ground on the structure in January 2020.
The flood gate and related structure is designed to provide flood risk reduction during a 25-year rain event and a 10-foot storm surge from the Gulf of Mexico.
“Bollinger is proud to play a role in helping to protect the homes, businesses and communities along Bayou Teche,” Bollinger President and CEO Ben Bordelon said. “After what has been a particularly tough 2020 storm season for south Louisiana, it’s important to get projects like this completed before next season so folk