Monthly Archives: March 2009

Alligator Bayou Update #3 – March 29, 2009

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Thanks to you Spanish Lake Basin situation looks hopeful. Dear Supporter, In the Baton Rouge Advocate today Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez stated that “he wants to ‘work something out that will satisfy everybody’ regarding the future of the locks on Alligator Bayou and the water levels they control in Spanish Lake.” Martinez went on to say. …
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Alligator Bayou Update #2 – March 27, 2009

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Swamp draining about money not restoration. Dear Supporter, The truth is beginning to come to light. In an Associated Press article it was made clear to me that this is what is happening: A landowner has threatened to sue the Iberville Parish Council if they do not lower the water levels in the Spanish Lake Basin.…
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Alligator Bayou Update – March 26, 2009

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Parish Councils must let the Corps of Engineers undertake any restoration project. Dear Supporter, Wow, the outpouring of support for the Spanish Lake Basin has really made people wake up and listen. Thank you. There has been a lot of talk about hydrology so I thought I might address that.…
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Alligator Bayou To Be Drained March 26, 2009

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Alligator Bayou To Be Drained On Monday The Spanish Lake Basin needs your help again! Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso has asked Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez to permanently open the control structure at Alligator Bayou and Bayou Manchac and to allow the Spanish Lake Basin to completely drain.…
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