July 19 2021
As we are coming up on the 5th anniversary of the tragic August 2016 flood event Dredge the Vermilion (DTV) will be hosting a series of Neighborhood Flood Meetings in and around Lafayette.
Dredge the Vermilion (DTV) will be Hosting a Neighborhood Flood Meeting in Bendel Gardens 6:30pm Monday July 19 at DTV Board Member Bob Hammack’s residence at 411 Beverly in Bendel Gardens.
We will be covering the following items:
- Overview of DTV, our guiding principles,ย and who we have been working with in identifying flood mitigation projects
- Overview of the Teche-Vermilion Watershed
- A current Regional and Local Flood Risk Update
- Status of regional flood mitigation project initiatives
- Status of major localย flood mitigation projects initatives
- Questions, Answers, and how you can help
Several of our local political leaders have been invited including City Councilwoman Nanette Cook and Parish Council John Guilbeau. Your attendance will show them the citizens of the community have not forgot about what happened and are demanding this risk be addressed.
If you have already registered on our website, you are invited. If you have not yet registered you can register by clicking this link. Take Action – Dredge The Vermilion
If you cannot make this meeting and wish to host a meeting in your neighborhood please contact Jennifer McKay at the following email. [email protected]
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Dredge the Vermilion (DTV) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) setup to inform the public about the need to identify and to perform regional drainage projects in the Teche-Vermilion watershed.
The board of DTV are all citizen volunteers with varying backgrounds from engineering, business owners, business management, medical, and legal.
If you wish to help with our efforts please like and share our posts and please see our website at www.dredgethevermilion.org if you would like to make a donation. All donations help fund our website, Facebook and other marketing efforts, public outreach, and research.