After two major sweeps of branches, trees and other debris, Bayou Manchac is clean and flowing more freely than it has in years, local officials say. That means the hundreds of thousands of people in ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Since the May Flood, parishes are now starting to realize they will have to work together to achieve the ultimate goal, fix the flooding issues around the capital region.

MANCHAC, La. (WVUE) - The fishing industry in Manchac at the southernmost tip of Tangipahoa Parish now faces great challenges ahead in the wake of Hurricane Ida’s destruction. In Tangipahoa Parish, ...

When Bayou Manchac floods, tens of thousands of people in the Baton Rouge area are at risk. Threading through the rapidly growing suburbs to the city's southeast, the bayou is an important feeder to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Amite River Basin Commission (ARBC) approved a resolution authorizing the City of St.

MANCHAC, La. (WVUE) - Louisiana State Police said Sunday (Feb. 26) that southbound I-55 would be closed at Manchac for about eight hours, as workers recover a sunken 18-wheeler that left the roadway ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - When we get a lot of rain in the capital region, it is important it has somewhere to go. That’s why east baton rouge parish officials are helping clear Bayou Manchac to help ...

The Advocate reported Feb. 1 from city-parish spokesman Mark Armstrong the success of Baton Rouge's revived drainage system to accommodate the heavy rains of Jan. 29. The clearing of tons of debris ...

In regard to David Mitchell's May 17 article about Bayou Manchac flood prevention, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment has it right. The only viable project that will have a long-term benefit ...

TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — Hydrochloric acid leaked from a storage container and into the ground at Port Manchac Sunday. It was first spotted by a passerby who noticed a plume of vapor coming from the ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Two car crashes overnight left three dead in St. John the Baptist and Orleans parishes. According to the Louisiana State Police, the first crash occurred in Manchac around 9:00 ...