Millions of $s for Ray, Charlotte and they're padnas;
$O for drainage on W. 25th St., 10th Ward, Part 1
The following appeared as a letter to the editor in the August 19, 2006 Lafourche Gazette:

"Resident has enough of flooding problems

I am writing about a major problem we have on our street, W. 25th St., (back of LCO School). We have about 12 houses on that street that floods. Not just for hurricanes, but any hard rain may flood their homes. This has only been going on for about 40 years.

All the water from the schoolyard and the front drains in the middle of the street, where it stays. It is only getting worse and whenever they complain, they come and dig the ditches in the low areas. How much brain does it take to figure out to dig in the back of the street, so the water can drain?

We are tired of sweeping water from our homes and drying the walls after a heavy rain. Pretty soon the flood insurance will not help us. Then who will?
Willa Blair
Larose"