re: Does Broom know south Baton Rouge exists

It wasn’t just 7+ inches of rain. It was 7+” of rain in 2 hours. Nowhere is able to handle that kindness of volume that quickly.

Yes I agree the mgmt of dpw lacks.

What you need to do is push like a prick by emailing pictures to councilperson with issue, mayors office, and dpw.

You have to push to get things done which is a shame.

My plan a councilperson for St Geoege would be to look at existing neighborhoods and check drainage all over the city. Clean claycut bayou and then back track to neighborhoods in systematic approach cleaning ditches 100% or replacing culverts, repairs, etc by neighborhood.

- do we need dredging of claycut bayou
- do we need levees with flood gates and pumps at gates to keep backflow water out.
- do we need clean existing ditches, repair or clean culverts, and clean or repair storm drains.

Look at federal funding to help speed up the process, reduce tax payer cost, and if I had to get training in writing grants I could do that.

I got pic Antoich and Jefferson flooded at 11 am. That unacceptable a major road flooded.
I have pics too lazy to post.

Old Jefferson majors entrance Baringer & currency flooded how can Emergency services get in unacceptable . I do not have a report from Woodlawn acres but we need to address these issues or the area will go down.

Then work with Iberville, St James, Livingston, and Ascension to dredge lower Amite and build canal to Miss river which flows both ways with pumps. We need to fight for federal funding before Yankees and Ar Kansas people get it for their projects.

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Don’t you have some concrete to go finish?

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I need to know how Broome caused this. As much as I dislike the woman, I don't see the correlation.

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You haven't seen the giant fans she placed in NBR to blow bad weather south? You didn't see all the BRPD officers out there with giant squeegees pushing all the water in streets and ditches southward? What about her legislation that said water must run to lower areas and eventually south down to the Gulf?


Where the hell have you been??

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You are part of the problem!!

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Because if I see trash in the storm drain opening, I remove it myself? I guess

I know the city government is shite on left and right on here but I have always been very pleased with the trash pickup and services like that.

Unless the object blocking the drain is too big for you to move, just go do it yourself. I like my neighborhood clean and I dont rely on daddy govt to do everything for me like you apparently do

Yeah usually I am all on board for a good SWB bash, but not on this one.

Arguing not going to solve anything.

Some fault Mother Nature and it is just a lot of rain in a short period of time.

Some just neglect by people in area dumping trash in ditches.

Some city parish not maintaining ditches which go back farther than Mayor Doome.

If the City of St George becomes a city then the people here have a choice to fix the problems.

Voters and their elected representatives need to look at the issues and start with most important problems first. A grocery store in a food desert area not a major issue at this time or paying for COA senior prom.

I would say traffic and flooding would be on the top of the list.

Again, it will be up to the people in the city to elect the right people that will try to do the best job possible for the city to flourish.

If a person elected and tries their best, but falls short I would never criticize that person.
There are going to be bumps.
If the city leaders stay focused things will be better for residents long term that should be the #1 goal.

Thank you Rocket.
Some people just cannot see it.
They see the paper cup in the ditch not the refrigerator

Baton Rouge awarded $30M HUD neighborhood grant to revitalize community...

What do you think of this.

All her peeps are already shopping for that Escalade.