File:Charenton Floodgate groundbreaking ceremony, St Mary Parish Louisiana, 27 Febrauary 2023 - 01.jpg
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English: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 27, 2023, celebrating the beginning of construction for the new Charenton Flood Gate, providing flood risk management for the nearly 50,000 residents of Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana. The Charenton Flood Gate is part of the Atchafalaya Basin component of the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, one of the most successful infrastructure endeavors undertaken by our nation. The current flood gate will be replaced with a modern, more robust gate that is 11 feet higher than the existing one. The new flood gate will provide a means of controlling the flow of fresh water from the Atchafalaya Basin into the Charenton Drainage Canal and Bayou Teche, and it will allow recreational navigation through this location of the Atchafalaya levee section.
The new structure is expected to be completed in 2025, replacing the 75 year old gate which has been welded shut since 2011 for structural integrity. From left above are U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District Deputy District Engineer Mark R. Wingate, acting Deputy District Engineer Durund Elzey, New Orleans District Commander Col. Cullen Jones, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Principal Deputy Jaime Pinkham, Chitimacha Tribal Council Chairman Melissa Darden, St. Mary Parish President David Hanagriff, state Sen. Bret Allain and state Rep. Vincent “Vinny” St. Blanc. |
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| Author | Team New Orleans, US Army Corps of Engineers |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Team New Orleans, US Army Corps of Engineers at https://flickr.com/photos/37671998@N05/52718276474. It was reviewed on 4 March 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark. |
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