A state court of appeal ruling last month in favor of the St. Mary Levee District has district officials optimistic about making progress on the Bayou Chene Flood Control and Diversion Project. On Sept. 15, a three-judge panel with Louisiana’s 1st Circuit Court affirmed a 16th Judicial District Court ruling to uphold a permit that the state Department of Natural Resources issued to the St. Mary Levee District for the Bayou Chene Flood Control and Diversion Project. The panel consisted of Chief Judge Vanessa Whipple, Judge Michael McDonald and Judge Wayne Chutz. St. Mary Levee District Attorney Bill Bourgeois provided ...