The Broome drainage plan.

July 17, 2017 LINK /

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BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome released a request to develop a parish storm water master plan as a part of an ongoing effort to address drainage issues in East Baton Rouge Parish.

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May 14, 2018 LINK

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Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome was one of the thousands who were forced to find temporary housing as a result of the 2016 flood and, since taking office in 2017, has wasted no time in making flood prevention a top priority. From securing federal funds for community recovery efforts to strengthening property maintenance codes and improving stormwater drainage systems, Mayor Broome’s administration is creating an unprecedented level of flood preparedness in the city. “Last year, we launched our parish’s first-ever comprehensive stormwater master plan,” said Mayor Broome, adding that the blueprint will grow to “trigger policy updates [that] ensure our communities develop in a more resilient manner.”

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Aug. 7, 2019 LINK /

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - City, state, and federal leaders signed an agreement Wednesday (Aug. 7) that will allow workers to begin dredging, widening, and upgrading 66 miles of waterways in East Baton Rouge Parish as early as January 2019. The five projects are expected to improve drainage and could help prevent flash flooding similar to that which wrecked dozens of cars and Baton Rouge homes on June 6. All five projects should be completed in 2023, according to the Corps of Engineers. “Backwater flooding was a major factor for residents and businesses during the Great Flood of 2016. Our residents deserve relief from floods that seem to be happening more frequently. This is an important step to reducing the effects of future major floods in our community," Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome said.

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Sept. 25, 2019 LINK /

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Engineering work on the city-parish’s delayed stormwater master plan will take a significant step forward now that the city-parish has secured a significant portion of the federal grant money needed to pay for the project, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced Wednesday.

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July 27, 2020 LINK

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Parish will complete its storm water master plan in early 2021, parish drainage director Fred Raiford said Monday.

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June 16, 2021. LINK /

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Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome is rolling out ideas to fix drainage throughout East Baton Rouge Parish. Broome proposed on Wednesday that the Metro Council use over $19 million of funding from the American Rescue Plan for the projects, which include storm drain cleanout, roadside ditch cleaning, lined canal panel repairs and more.

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Today. LINK

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Broome says a plan to improve drainage without raising taxes is in the works and details will be released before the end of the year

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Update 8/16/21 LINK

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Baton Rouge’s $15 million Stormwater Master Plan could have a significant and lasting impact on reducing flood risk in the parish, according to HNTB project engineer Melissa Kennedy, who updated the Press Club of Baton Rouge today on the plan.

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The plan is on schedule to be completed before the end of 2022.

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ETA: more delays. From WBRZ this week:

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BATON ROUGE - Exactly one year and one day after the City-Parish announced a plan to widen Ward Creek at a particular choke point under a Siegen Lane overpass, no visible work has begun.

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A year ago it was announced the project would be underway this year, but now more red tape.

Btw, was Broome’s Stormwater plan finished and released to the public yet? It’s been about five years.