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Smalls Sliders, a fast-food restaurant specializing in cheeseburgers, will open Monday in Thibodaux.

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

The Times of Houma Thibodaux

A weir is a structure that is put across a waterway to control the flow of water.    In Thibodaux’s case, the weir was built in 1969 because the Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District lacked the pumping ability or infrastructure to control the water levels, officials said. The weir created a reservoir for treatment facilities and sugar mills to the north.   Ben Malbrough, the districts executive director, said the weir served its original purpose but later become a hinderance by imp...

Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District Authorizes Contractor to Begin Weir Demolition January 9, 2021 The Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District has authorized Sealevel Construction to proceed with the Thibodaux weir removal project. The initial work will take place at the City of Thibodaux’s water treatment facility and will begin in early January. The weir demolition is scheduled to begin in late February and completed by mid-2021. Pedestrian traffic, some bayou-side vehicular parking spaces, b...