WALKER - On Tuesday, the Livingston Parish Government hosted its first open house meeting for residents to give input on the drainage master plan and voice their concerns.

"When we have some bad rains, we're sitting here waiting to see if we are going to flood or not," Livingston Parish resident Curt Bowman said.

Bowman has been living in his home along Maxwell Drive for over 40 years. He says that within the last 30 years, drainage has become an issue.

"It's a lot of talk, hype, just like I've been here for all this time and nothing ever gets done," he said.

Bowman believes a canal and creek in the area are one of the reasons for the issues in his subdivision.

"But, until someone walks this and looks at it, and sees what it looks like compared to what it was before. You know, it's cr

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