Tim Matte, St. Mary Levee District executive director
St. Mary Levee District officials are trying to determine whether a proposed borrow site for the Morgan City Levee Improvements project is archaeologically significant.
In April, St. Mary Levee District Executive Director Tim Matte showed a model of what the Bayou Chene flood control permanent structure will look like when competed. The project is estimated to cost $80 million. (The Daily Review/Zachary Fitzgerald)
Tim Matte, executive director of the St. Mary Levee District, speaks at Thursday’s meeting of the commission in Franklin.
(The Daily Review Photo by Zachary Fitzgerald)
The St. Mary Levee District board introduced its proposed $3.46 million 2015 budget Thursday, which includes $1.25 million to go toward the Bayou Chene Flood Protection project.
St. Mary Levee District Executive Director Tim Matte
Design work is set to begin on moving the pump station located by Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City closer to Lake Palourde and raising La.
Jeff Peña of CB&I Infrastructure Company
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