MANDEVILLE, LA (WVUE) - Faced with tens of thousands of dollars in flood control bills, St. Tammany leaders say it's time to break away from the Southeast Louisiana Flood Authority.
They say their needs are too great, and the return, too small. But the authority questions the move.
Lake Pontchartrain was relatively tame lately, but that's not always the case.
"I've been here all my life," said Mandeville resident Darryl Taylor. "I've seen how the lakefront has gotten worse.