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Bayou Vermilion Flood Control | $1.75 million (Parish Council)
Robley Drive Detention Pond | $1.85 million (Parish Council)
Coulee Granges/Coulee Ile des Cannes Flood Control | $1.45 million (Parish Council)
Malapart Detention Pond | $1 million (City Council)
Bayou Vermilion Spoil Bank Removal | $3.85 million (City Council)
River Oaks Property Detention Pond | $1 million (City Council)
The detention ponds are intended to slow the flow of water to major drainage canals and the Vermilion River by detaining floodwaters during major storm events, and the Vermilion River spoil bank removal may help the bayou hold more water during storms by removing built up sediment that has lowered the river’s depth to just a couple of feet in certain areas in Lafayette.