New technology will monitor water levels
The recurring worries about high water in Lower St. Martin Parish is sparking interest in a better way to monitor water levels in the area.
At the March 20 parish council committee meetings, Parish Homeland Security Director Lt. Col. Terry Guidry said a new digital hydrological gauge system currently being installed offers a better way. The old water level measuring system made use of simple footage scales attached to docks in waterways at various locations.