South Lafourche Levee District

06/12/2026

The polls are open.

Early voting for the South Lafourche Levee District millage renewal runs today through June 20 (closed Sunday and June 19). Election Day is Saturday, June 27.

This vote funds the daily operation and maintenance of 48 miles of levees, 29 navigation structures, and the capital improvements that have made this system stronger every year to keep the water out.

Show up. Show your support for South Lafourche.

South Lafourche. Protected.

06/11/2026

Tomorrow, early voting begins for the South Lafourche Levee District millage renewal.

This is not a new tax. It is a continuation of the funding that has supported every levee improvement, every navigation structure, and every pump that protects this community — including the increase in levee heights that made a difference when Hurricane Ida hit.

Early voting runs June 12 through June 20. Election Day is Saturday, June 27.

Support the South Lafourche levees. Make your voice heard.

South Lafourche. Protected.

06/10/2026

Last week, Executive Director Nic Matherne sat down for Talk on the Bayou with Truck to discuss the South Lafourche Levee District, the protection we provide, and the millage renewal on the ballot this month.

Give it a listen: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-3vxbs-1addba7

Early voting begins Friday, June 12.

06/09/2026

For nearly 60 years, the South Lafourche Levee District has kept this community protected. The levees that held during Hurricane Ida. The navigation structures that keep the bayou working. The work that happens every single day, whether a storm is coming or not.

On Friday, June 12, early voting begins on the millage that funds it all.

This is not a new tax. It is a continuation of the investment this community has already made in itself. This millage renewal is only for South Lafourche voters to fund SLLD projects for the next ten years.

Early voting runs June 12 through June 20. Election Day is Saturday, June 27.

South Lafourche. Protected.

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Meet Executive Director Nic Matherne. In this video, he shares what the South Lafourche Levee District does and talks about the important election coming up for our community this month.

Give it a watch.

Early voting runs June 12-20. Election Day is June 27.

06/06/2026

In 1968, the South Lafourche Levee District was created with a simple goal: protect our community from floodwaters.

Nearly 60 years later, that mission has not changed. The system has grown, the technology has improved, and the partnerships have expanded — but the work is the same.

South Lafourche. Protected.

06/05/2026

Your home. Your kids' school. The road you take to work. The business you built from the ground up.

The levee system in South Lafourche was designed to protect all of it.

When the District maintains those 48 miles of levees and keeps the navigation structures operating, it is not just infrastructure work. It is the reason families can stay in the communities they grew up in.

South Lafourche. Protected.

06/04/2026

On Tuesday, Executive Director Nic Matherne spoke at the Lafourche Chamber of Commerce luncheon, sharing updates on recent project improvements, how our levees held during Hurricane Ida, and the protection SLLD provides to South Lafourche.

Thanks to the chamber for the invitation and to everyone who came out.

06/04/2026

Over the last 10 years, the South Lafourche Levee District raised the height of 48 miles of levee by an average of 2 feet.

Two feet might not sound like much. But when Hurricane Ida made landfall and pushed a 16-foot storm surge into South Lafourche, those two feet were the difference between dry floors and floodwater.

Had Ida hit in 2016 — before that work was done — all of Golden Meadow and most of Galliano, Cut Off, and Larose would have flooded.

They did not flood. Because the work got done.

South Lafourche. Protected.