Dredging takes place in the Crew boat Cut section of the Atchafalaya River during April By ZACHARY FITZGERALD In mid-April, dredging began in the Crewboat Cut section of the Atchafalaya River. Brice Civil Constructors, an Alaskan company, is building a special purpose dredge using an offshore support vessel with a drag arm to reduce…
Roger Erickson, warning coordinator for the National Weather Service’s Lake Charles Office, speaks during a SKYWARN training class for weather spotters at the Port of Morgan City’s Emergency Operations Center. By ZACHARY FITZGERALD Meteorologists have full-time jobs watching and forecasting potentially hazardous weather. But they still need help from volunteers known as spotters.…
The Port of Morgan City, St. Mary Parish OHSEP and National Weather Service Lake Charles conducted a SKYWARN training, presented by Roger Erickson, Meteorologist.
On March 18th, St. Mary Parish Emergency Managers participated in the 2019 GOHSEP Spring Flood Outlook Webinar. The Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center provided the current status of the Mississippi River as well as provided an overall outlook on the spring flooding season. Additionally, the US Army Corps of Engineers provided an update to levee…
Colonel Michael N. Clancy, USACE New Orleans District and Major General Richard Kaiser, Commander of USACE Mississippi Valley Division joined St. Mary Levee District in a discussion about the current flood fight. General Kaiser stated he was cautiously optimistic the Corps will not need to open the Morganza. However, conditions will be incredibly close to…
Mac Wade and Cindy Cutrera, Port of Morgan City; Mike Brocato, St. Mary Levee District; and Monica Mancuso, representing St. Mary Excel met recently with Scott Hemmerling, Colleen McHugh and Christine DeMyers of the Water Institute of the Gulf to discuss resilience opportunities for the Morgan City/Berwick communities.