$30 million federal project could help 90,000 people deal with flooding near Bayou Manchac
- Jun 1
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 17
PLAUQUEMINE — Officials are spending $30 million in federal funds to improve Bayou Manchac and realign Ward Creek, and parish officials say the project will reduce flooding in the area.
Fishermen like Christian Sexton love it when the water stays consistent.
"After it rains, we see a significant change in water quality," Sexton said. "It makes it hard to pinpoint fish, get them on a pattern, things like that."
That is why he frequents Alligator Bayou Boat Landing, an area near the point where three parishes meet: Iberville, East Baton Rouge and Ascension.
"The Manchac side gets higher than this side. Whatever they got to do, they need to do it," Sexton said.
Bayou Manchac stretches approximately 18 miles and is classified as a Louisiana Historic and Scenic River.
"There's protections on what you can and cannot do, which restricts for us, local government, maintenance on the bayou," Iberville Parish Director of Economic Development and Environmental Departments John Clark said.
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