Ochsner St. Mary staff members participated in the Keep Louisiana Beautiful campaign in April by cleaning up the hospital grounds. Pictured from left are Ochsner St.
The barge at the heart of the flood structure is 446 feet long.
These pins are the pivots by which the barge will be moved into place, like a fence in a gate.
The newly completed Bayou Chene Flood Control Structure is the largest structure of its kind in the country. It was officially declared complete Friday with a ribbon-cutting.
Gov. John Bel Edwards cuts the ribbon Friday to mark the official completion the Bayou Chene Flood Control Structure. State Sen. Bret Allain is to the left of the governor. To the right is Bill Hidalgo, president of the St. Mary Parish Levee District. District Director Tim Matte looks on.
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State Sen. Bret Allain speaks to the crowd gathered Friday at the newly completed Bayou Chene Flood Control Structure. From left are Chip Kline, chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority; Gov. John Bel Edwards; and Allain.
The biggest structure of its kind in the country, designed to eliminate one of the region's most persistent flooding vulnerabilities, was officially opened when Gov.
Bernadette Fase, center, holds the plaque she received after being named the St. Mary Chamber's Administrative Assistant of the Month at Wednesday's Chamber luncheon.
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