Teche flood control to be outlined

An informational public meeting regarding the proposed Bayou Teche Flood Protection Structure will be held Tuesday.
The St. Mary Levee District will hold the hearing at 6 p.m. at the Chitimacha Tribal School Gym.
The structure consists of a steel swing gate and associated levees to provide food protection to a plus 10 feet elevation. It would be located along Bayou Teche at the Charenton Navigation and Drainage Canal at Baldwin near Victory Island.