Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks says his parish was one of the hardest-hit areas back in 2016 during the flood, with more than 80% of the parish under water.
Ricks calls drainage the number one thing that people are concerned about in his parish.
He’s hoping a major multi-million dollar project to clear debris from some waterways could ease residents’ concerns when it comes to drainage.
Ricks says they’ve found a way to use money from the American Rescue Plan to clear debris out of multiple waterways throughout Livingston, close to 200 miles, which will allow more water to flow.
He said two different efforts have been approved to the tune of about 22 million dollars.
President Ricks says they are still trying to get some funding from FEMA to clean debris out of the Amite River and the Petite Amite River as well.
