NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As we approach the height of hurricane season, one local agency says it is ready to protect us.

If levee maintenance employees are dealing with flood gates, that usually means a storm is headed our way. Fortunately for us, this just an exercise from the agency charged with keeping the city dry.

"Essentially what we do is what I like to say, protect people, property, and prosperity of the citizens of East Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes during a hurricane or storm," said Interim Director of Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority L. Jeff Williams.

The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East is a complex network of elements designed to keep the region safe.

"We have 246 what we call land-based gates. We also have eight complex structure

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