- May 26, 2017
Update: IBTS Cleaning Ditches, Culverts, Canals
Hooper Road by the Bank - IBTS removed debris from the culverts. Plantation Way - IBTS cleared ditch in Plantation Way Outfall Drainage -...
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- May 1, 2017
Update from Mayor Shelton on Drainage
The RFP for the immediate action drainage plan to clean ditches, culverts, and drainage canals will be completed this week. Mayor Shelton...
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- Apr 21, 2017
Gov. Edwards pledges DOTD support to Central
Gov. John Bel Edwards promised that DOTD will pursue culvert upgrades and culvert additions throughout state highways in Central during a...
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- Apr 17, 2017
City sending new scope of work for immediate action plan bidders
Mayor Shelton and the Central City Council will send a new scope of work to each of the six contractors bidding on the immediate action...
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- Apr 12, 2017
The City Council may allocate $4 million on Friday to begin cleaning ditches, culverts and drainage
The City Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday night during the Special Council Meeting to amend the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year Emergency...
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- Apr 12, 2017
Update: North Side Canal of Hooper Road
Mayor Shelton, Councilman Shane Evans and IBTS Program Director David Ratcliff met with DOTD on Tuesday and learned that DOTD is not...
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- Apr 6, 2017
Central mayor hopes to sign contract soon to clean out 275 miles of clogged drainage ditches
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- Apr 3, 2017
UPDATE: Mayor working on immediate action plan to clean ditches, more information coming soon
Mayor Shelton cancelled his Tuesday trip to Washington D.C. - where he was scheduled to testify regarding the August flood and FEMA - in...
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- Apr 3, 2017
Update on April 2 rain event
City services has been assessing the drainage situation in several areas throughout Central, including Plantation Way, Crystal Place,...
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- Mar 15, 2017
The Advocate: Central City Council on 3-2 vote denies zoning request for The Lakes at Woodland Grove
The following was pulled from The Advocate website. Click here for a direct link. A months-long debate in Central over whether to allow...
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