Thibodaux Rotary

December 17, 2013 Meeting

North Lafourche Levee District

Dwayne Bourgeois is the Executive Director of the North Lafourche Levee District.  This levee district was formed in 1992 to provide flood protection for Northern Lafourche, eventually including the entire Parish north of the Intracoastal Canal in Larose. 

This district protects over two thirds of Lafourche Parish population which is greater than 65,000 people.  Our District has greater than 250 miles of levees & drainage canals and 40 pump stations.  The main focus is to prevent flooding from heavy rainfalls, river events, tropical storms and hurricanes such as Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike.

Coastal land loss puts North Lafourche at a higher risk for flooding and makes it more difficult to get the water out.  The USGS estimates that Louisiana has lost 1,883 square miles.  That is 25% of the State’s 1932 coastal footprint.  The 2062 Projection has the Potential to lose up to 1,756 square miles of land over the next 50 years. Continue reading →