GONZALES - The Bayou Manchac flood mitigation project received $30 million in state funding after the Iberville Parish Council passed a resolution to include the City of St. George in the intergovernmental agreement between multiple parishes.

The project, a combined effort between Iberville, Ascension and East Baton Rouge parishes, as well as St. George, aims to lower flood levels by about 2.5 inches according to a new study by Hydrology and Hydraulics.

The addition of St. George allows the project to meet all Louisiana Watershed Initiative requirements, giving the parishes access to $30 million in state funding.

"This $30 million investment allows the project to move into the construction phase, an important step toward long-term flood protection across multiple parishes," Ascension Pa

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