The St. Mary Levee Director preemptively closed a floodgate to protect Terrebonne and Lafourche from a swollen Mississippi River.

But in southeastern Louisiana, Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson said ... “To do anything other than use that money to fund flood mitigation projects is to thwart the will of Congress.” ...

But in southeastern Louisiana, Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson said ... “To do anything other than use that money to fund flood mitigation projects is to thwart the will of Congress." ...

But in southeastern Louisiana, Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson said ... “To do anything other than use that money to fund flood mitigation projects is to thwart the will of Congress." ...