Locals invited to meeting about Atchafalaya resilience hub

St. Mary residents can be part of an effort to help residents and businesses have reliable utilities, improved levees and waterways, and buildings that can withstand floods.

A 6 p.m. Wednesday meeting at Morgan City Auditorium will be about a concept called ARCH, for Atchafalaya River Coastal Hub.

“It is a resilience hub,” said St. Mary Excel, which is organizing the event, “that will become a building on the Atchafalaya Riverfront where the best science connects our residents’ and businesses’ need for:

“—Stronger buildings that can withstand storms and flooding

“—Reliable utilities – power, water, and drainage when you need them

“—Research support for levee and waterway improvements

“Solutions that help our community prepare for challenges.”

More than 32 entities have contributed to the ARCH plan and “are ready to partner with the community to grow the Atchafalaya area,” St. Mary Excel said.