Lafayette's New Drainage Project Set to Reduce Downtown Flooding

Lafayette's new drainage project set to reduce downtown flooding

LAFAYEETE, La. (KLFY) -- The Lafayette Consolidated Government introduced a new drainage project along Johnston Street during a public meeting Tuesday night. The project aims to alleviate flooding in downtown Lafayette, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus and the Freetown area. The proposed project involves installing a new trunk line under Johnston Street to replace the current drainage pipes, which are about 100 years old. This ini…

LCG discusses new drainage strategy for downtown Lafayette after recent flood events

LAFAYETTE, La. (NEWS 15) — Lafayette Consolidated Government is holding a public meeting to discuss a new drainage strategy for downtown Lafayette. The meeting focuses on addressing recent flooding issues caused by heavy rain. Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet said…

LCG looking at Johnston Street for Downtown drainage aid

A roughly $12 million design diverts floodwater from Freetown, UL and parts of Downtown into a culvert under Johnston Street, keeping water from Lee Avenue.