Church Point retention pond project aims to ease flooding

Church Point retention pond project aims to ease flooding

Church Point Mayor Ryan "Spanky" Meche announced plans to install a retention pond in Ward 1, stretching from Minnex Alley to East Plaquemine Street.The town secured a grant for the project after seven years of finding funds, planning, and working to buy land nearby."So what this is, this is a big old holding tank for all the rainwater as they come," Meche said.Many in the area remember the flooding in 2016 that impacted much of Acadiana.Amelia …