Lafourche Parish

No Flooding in S. Lafourche Levee System, Re-Entry Decision by Tuesday

The Lafourche Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness reports that there is NO flooding inside the South Lafourche Levee System. There is also no flooding anywhere north of the South Lafourche Levee System. Officials did report some flooding has occurred south of the Leon Theriot Floodgates in Golden Meadow.

Parish President Charlotte Randolph completed her initial assessment of Lafourche Parish this evening along with Chris Boudreaux, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness. “We are mostly dealing with a lot of downed trees and utility poles along our roadways,” said Randolph. “We already have crews working hard to clear our roadways as quickly as possible.”

President Randolph also said that local officials will make a decision about re-entry by Tuesday afternoon. Once a decision is made, the Parish will inform the public of a time frame for residents to re-enter Lafourche Parish.

In the meantime, a parish-wide curfew remains in effect until further notice.

For the most up-to-date information regarding Lafourche Parish, please log on to the Parish website at http://www.lafourchegov.org.