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LAKE MARTIN – Representing owners of the closed boat landing at Lake Martin, Clifford Hebert said he wants to see the lake preserved and returned to public use as soon as possible.(Karl Jeter)

PC to appeal Lake Martin decision

A 3-2 Appeal Court loss of a 16th Judicial District Court ruling against the parish in the zoning violation case against Cajun Swamp Tours will not end efforts to protect Lake Martin from commercial development.
With a unanimous vote at their Sept. 1 meeting, Parish Council members agreed to pursue the case to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

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Drainage project – At the Aug. 18 Parish Council meeting, Councilman Chris Tauzin asked consulting engineer Robert Leslie about the slow pace of the Breaux Bridge Manor Drainage Project.(Karl Jeter)

Parish drainage projects delayed

A drainage project in the western Breaux Bridge area, deemed very important in avoiding a repeat of the August 2016 flooding, is probably still about two years from becoming a reality.
At the August 18 parish council committee meetings, representatives from Quality Engineering and Surveying LLC presented an update on the now-complete engineering study. The project will be funded through a 75/25 matching grant from FEMA, and the parish has already committed a portion of the funds from the $20 million 2016 parish drainage bond to cover its 25 percent share.

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STORM PREPARATION — Tyrell Fenroy and sons Landon and Aiden of Poche Bridge fill sandbags on Sunday, Aug. 23 at Paul Angelle Park in preparation for Tropical Storms/Hurricanes Marco and Laura that were moving toward Acadiana. Once they finished filling their bags they spent several hours helping others fill more sandbags.(Sally Angelle)

Parish braces for Laura

As the Teche News went to press Tuesday afternoon, southwest Louisiana residents were bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Laura, expected to reach the coast beginning Wednesday afternoon.
The eye of the rapidly strengthening storm was projected to be centered on the Louisiana-Texas border, although there was a possibility of a westward drift that could shift the eye more into southeast Texas.

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OK TO OPERATE — Bryan Champagne’s Cajun Swamp Tours on Lake Martin can continue to operate, at least for the time being, following a ruling by the state’s Third Circuit Court of Appeal that denied an injunction petition by St. Martin Parish Goverment to force closure of the operation.(Sally Angelle)

3rd Circuit Court rules on Lake Martin zoning

In a ruling by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal issued last week justices rejected arguments by St. Martin Parish Government that a business operated on the shores of Lake Martin should be shut down.
The 3-2 vote of the Court’s five justices affirmed a decision by 16th Judicial District Judge Keith Comeaux issued in April 2019 that ruled in favor of Bryan Champagne’s businesses – Cajun Swamp Tours and The Wharf – on Rookery Road which have been in operation since 2011.

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PLANTING UNDERWAY –

Farmers around the parish and across the sugarcane belt of south central Louisiana have begun the annual ritual of planting another crop prior to the start of the 2020 cane harvest. These workers were in a field along Catahoula Hwy/LA96 between St. Martinville and Catahoula on Monday.(Sally Angelle)

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St. Martinville, LA 70582
Phone: 337-394-6232
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