Jefferson Parish President John Young discusses efforts to protect areas outside the levees Jefferson Parish President John Young discusses efforts to protect Jean Lafitte, Grand Isle and other communities outside the levees. Young attended a ceremony Monday, June 17, to mark completion of all permanent structures on the West Bank and Vicinity project. The 75-mile network of levees, flood walls, pumps and gates extends from Ama in St. Charles Parish to Oakville in Plaquemines Parish ...
June 18, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune