FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2026
Flooding and the Future of Acadiana:
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper Hosts Community Meeting
to Address the Loss of Flood Capacity in the Atchafalaya Basin Floodway
Opelousas, LA – Join Atchafalaya Basinkeeper and St Landry Parish government at a public meeting to learn how the current management of the Atchafalaya Basin will affect the future of our children and what will happen when the Basin levees fail.
Learn about management solutions that would maintain the Atchafalaya Basin’s flood capacity, deliver valuable sand and silt to the coast where it is needed, and protect our communities and Southcentral Louisiana from flooding for future generations.
Read more about Atchafalaya Basinkeeper’s Management Plan for the Basin here:
www.basinkeeper.org/management-plan
Read a new assessment of the MR&T Flood Control System here: www.basinkeeper.org/research
Event Details:
COMMUNITY MEETING
Flooding and the Future of Acadiana
Thursday August 6, 2026
5:30pm-7:30pm
OLD CITY MARKET,
131 West Bellevue St, Opelousas
