PPG Breaks Ground on Jesuit Bend Levee Lift Project

  • Pictured, from left: Carl Panebiango of Hard Rock Construction poses with district 6 council member Trudy Newberry, district 5 council member Benny Rousselle, parish president Kirk Lepine, coastal director John Helmers, director of operations Scott Rousselle, and public service director Todd Eppley after breaking ground on the Jesuit Bend Levee Lift project.
    Pictured, from left: Carl Panebiango of Hard Rock Construction poses with district 6 council member Trudy Newberry, district 5 council member Benny Rousselle, parish president Kirk Lepine, coastal director John Helmers, director of operations Scott Rousselle, and public service director Todd Eppley after breaking ground on the Jesuit Bend Levee Lift project.
On Thursday, April 7, Plaquemines Parish President Kirk Lepine alongside district 5 council member Benny Rousselle, district 6 council member Trudy Newberry, and officials within the administration gathered on the Jesuit Bend levee to hold an official groundbreaking on the levee lift project. This project—which has been listed in the State’s Master Plan for years but little action has been taken…

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