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I have been
an integral part of many projects of St. Charles Parish…$26
million in Road & Drainage projects and improvements completed
and other community improvements
- The completion of the first East Bank hurricane protection levee pump through a $4.3 million dollar donation from Shell/Motiva
- Pushed CORPS Studies forward for the justification of other hurricane protection pumps by forward movement of the Feasibility Study for the East Bank Hurricane Protection Levee
- $13.8 million for the forward progress of the West Bank hurricane protection levee and the first pump in this system
- The start of the West Bank hurricane protection levee system and support for the Donaldsonville to the Gulf Project
- Removing drainage obstructions to the Pine Street Pump with the new bypass
- The Dunleith Canal Crossing
- Acadia Lane drainage improvements and stabilization
- The lights on the soccer fields at J.B. Martin and R.J. Vial
- The installation of subsurface culverts on Tiger Drive at Hahnville High School
- Early street improvements and resurfacing
- Paul Maillard Road Canal Crossing
- East and West Bank bike paths
- $8.9 million upgrades to all major pump stations including bar screen cleaners
Additionally I traveled to Washington, DC to lobby for:
- $1.9 million in line item appropriations and $1.1 million in grants for infrastructure improvements
- Continued funding for the completion of the East Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, which should be complete by July
- Funding the additional East Bank Hurricane Pumps, the next one to be located in Destrehan and a third to follow in St. Rose
- The Donaldsonville to the Gulf Hurricane Protection Levee
Project
- The initiation of the hurricane protection levee alignment west of the Bonne Carré Spillway to protect Montz
- The support of the West Bank and Vicinity Hurricane project to provide hurricane protection to Ama by connecting the West Bank levee to the Davis Pond Diversion
Putting Communication and Unity back into Community:
- Help start The Killona Civic Assoc. and The Montz Civic
Assoc.
- Active Participant and member of the Norco/New Sarpy Industry
Panel
- Active participant of the Norco Civic Assoc, and the Willowdale
Drainage Assoc
- Hosted and participated in many Town Hall meetings throughout
St. Charles Parish for drainage, new projects, and planning
and zoning issues.
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