Lafourche Parish updates boil-water advisories in specific areas
Lafourche Parish has given an update on areas of the parish that are still under a boil-water advisory due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
Updated: 1:04 PM CDT Sep 17, 2021
Lafourche Parish updates boil-water advisories in specific areas
Lafourche Parish has given an update on areas of the parish that are still under a boil-water advisory due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
Updated: 1:04 PM CDT Sep 17, 2021
HOWEVER, HEATH ALLEN SAYS THE FOLKS IN LAFOUHERC PARISH ARE TRYING TO TAKE IT ALL IN STRIDE AND HOPE FORHE T BEST. HEATH: THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY EAR DOING, HOPING FOR THE BEST IN HELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS. EVERYBODY HEREN I LAFOURCHE AND THE SURROUNDGIN PARISHES CERTAINLY TOOK THE HIT FROM HURRICANE IDA AND NOW NICHOLAS IS BRINGING ALL OF THISAI RN. YOU SAID IT A SENDCO AGO, IT IS LIKE ADDING INSULT TO INJURY BUT LKFOS IN LAFOURCHE UNDERSTAND HURRICANES, THEY UNDERSTAND TROPICAL STORMS AND TROPICAL DEPRESSIONS, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ABOUT WATER. THEY A CREERTAINLY RESILIENT. IDA DID ITS DAMAGE A LITTLE OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND NOW NICHOLAS IS DROPPING THEAIN. R BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM FOR THE FOLKS HERE ISTI SLL POWER. CREWS HAVE BEEN WORKING NONSTOP SINCE IDA DIED DOWN. EVEN IN THE RAIN FALLING NOW AND THE RAIN THAT HAS FALLEN THE PAST4 2 HOURS THEY ARE HALFWAY HOME. 50OF% THE PARISH NOW HAS POWER. PARISH PRESIDENT ARCHIE CHAIONSS SAYS THINGS ARE MOVING FORWA,RD AND TH'E’LL DEAL WITH THE RAIN FROM NICHOLAS WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO HELP RESIDENTS GET BA ON CKTHEIR FEET. >> OUR BIGGEST PUSH RIGHT NOW IS WITH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS WITH BLUE ROOFS, GET THAT OFF THE GROUND AND GOING. AND THEN LONG TERM SHELTERING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER THAT IS FEMA TRAILERS, DIRECT HOUSING OR SOME SORT OF MODULAR SET UP. WE NEED PEOPLE THAT LOST IT ALL CKBA TO SOME SORT OFRY D SETTG.IN HEATH: SOME CRITICAL INFMAORTION FOR RESIDENTS HERE IN LAFOURE, RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 50% OF ETH PARISH IS BACK ON. THAT INCLUDES THE WATER PLANTS SO THAT MEANS THE ONGOING BOIL WATER ADVISORIES WILL BE GRADUALLY DISAPPEARING AS TESTS COME BACK FROM THE STATE. GARBAGE PICKUP HAS BEGUN, THAT IS GOOD NEWS, AHOHLT TRUCKS CAN’T MAKE IT DOWN SOME STREETS BECAUSE OF DOWNED WIRES OR DEBRIS. BUT DEBRIS PICKUP IS RAMPING UP, THE CONTRACTOR BRINGININ7G TRUCKS TO HAUL DEBRIS. AND FEMA WILL BE OPENING CENTERS SOON IN LAFOURCHE, ON THE GROUND, TO HELP RESIDENTS FA TO FE.AC LET PEOPLE GET THEIR REQUESTS AND APPLICATIONS IN FOR WITH ETH HELP THEY NEED. IN THE MEANTIME, THEY ARE BIDING THEIR TIME. THE RAIN COMES DOWN, AND LAFOURCHE RESIDENTS CONTINUE THE
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Lafourche Parish updates boil-water advisories in specific areas
Lafourche Parish has given an update on areas of the parish that are still under a boil-water advisory due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
Updated: 1:04 PM CDT Sep 17, 2021
Lafourche Parish has given an update on areas of the parish that are still under a boil-water advisory due to damage from Hurricane Ida. All communities South of the Intracoastal Canal in Larose are still under a boil-water advisory. This advisory includes all customers serviced by the district: in the communities between the Intracoastal Canal and the Lafourche-Jefferson parish line (on both sides of Bayou Lafourche)in Romero Subdivision (in Bayou Blue)in Grand Bois Community Effective immediately, the Lafourche Parish Water District No. 1 has lifted the boil-water advisory for all communities North of the Intracoastal Canal in Larose fed by the district’s South Distribution System. Areas where the advisory has been lifted include:in the communities between the South Coast Gas Office in Raceland and the Intracoastal Canal in Larose (on both sides of Bayou Lafourche)in Gheensin Des AllemandsAreas where the advisory was previously lifted are the following: in Raceland above the South Coast Gas Officein Raceland along and adjoining Highway 182, Highway 652, Highway 653, and the North Service Roadin Bayou Blue, excluding Romero Subdivisionin the community of St. Charlesin Thibodauxin West Thibodauxin Choupic, Chackbay, Choctaw, and Kraemer
LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. —
Lafourche Parish has given an update on areas of the parish that are still under a boil-water advisory due to damage from Hurricane Ida.
All communities South of the Intracoastal Canal in Larose are still under a boil-water advisory. This advisory includes all customers serviced by the district:
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- in the communities between the Intracoastal Canal and the Lafourche-Jefferson parish line (on both sides of Bayou Lafourche)
- in Romero Subdivision (in Bayou Blue)
- in Grand Bois Community
Effective immediately, the Lafourche Parish Water District No. 1 has lifted the boil-water advisory for all communities North of the Intracoastal Canal in Larose fed by the district’s South Distribution System.
Areas where the advisory has been lifted include:
- in the communities between the South Coast Gas Office in Raceland and the Intracoastal Canal in Larose (on both sides of Bayou Lafourche)
- in Gheens
- in Des Allemands
Areas where the advisory was previously lifted are the following:
- in Raceland above the South Coast Gas Office
- in Raceland along and adjoining Highway 182, Highway 652, Highway 653, and the North Service Road
- in Bayou Blue, excluding Romero Subdivision
- in the community of St. Charles
- in Thibodaux
- in West Thibodaux
- in Choupic, Chackbay, Choctaw, and Kraemer