Maurepas News

Homeowners in Maurepas want the U.S. Corps of Engineers to find a solution to a big flooding problem in southern Livingston Parish.

Band-aids on bigger problems, that's how the director of public works in Livingston Parish describes the patch jobs done on several old wooden bridges there.

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Rainfall, wind direction, tides, sea-level rise, hurricane tracks and storm speeds were among the things more than 25 officials discussed in trying to plan for and create tools to deal with future floods.

A man accused of forcing his way into another man's home Sunday, punching him in the face and kicking him several times while he was on the ground has been arrested.