City Unveils Bayou Flood Plan

Monroe City Engineer Kim Golden explained to members of the city council at the last city council meeting held Tuesday, September 14, 2021 of a city plan in the works pertaining to flood protection around Youngs Bayou. Golden told council members that the three items on the agenda are in conjunction with the Youngs Bayou Retention Project, a large flood control project that the city had been working on for several years. Golden said that when completed, the project will add 80 acres of retention right in the heart of the city, and it will impact about 1,400 structures and public ones as well....