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Drainage System Maintenance

Drainage System Maintenance

The Parish Code Section 22-187, Obstruction of Drainage Arteries, prohibits the dumping of debris in waterways. Debris retards the water carrying capability of a channel. It can cause flooding or increase damages during a flood event.


Please contact the Department of Public Works at (985) 873-6717 whenever you see debris or someone dumping into a channel.