Madison Parish agrees to clean ditch after resident reports flooding on East Bear Lake Road

The Madison Parish Police Jury agreed at its June 9 meeting to clean a ditch on East Bear Lake Road after a visitor warned the drainage was causing roadway flooding. Visitor B. Schaufele told the jurors that while clearing the ditch in front of the Hodges house he observed water running in a way that flooded the road.

President Jane Sanders and the jurors discussed the drainage concern after the agenda was amended to allow the visitor to speak. The jury approved the agenda amendment earlier in the meeting on a motion by Juror Stanley Ogden, seconded by Juror Johnny Hughes (roll-call vote recorded as unanimous). After a lengthier discussion the jury agreed the parish would clean the ditch and redirect the water to run north to reduce the flooding risk.

The transcript does not show a formal motion or roll-call vote approving the ditch work; the record states that the jurors "agreed" to the action. The meeting did not contain specific timing, budget, or work-order details for the cleanup. Jurors did not specify whether the work would be handled by parish crews or contracted out, nor did they provide a schedule for completion.