The hilly fields and sloped neutral grounds scattered across Gentilly Woods and Pontchartrain Park were first conceived when Meagan Williams was in high school.
Residents began pushing for long-term flood solutions after hundreds of homes were destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Their efforts led to a $15 million stormwater management project designed to hold 8 million gallons of water to alleviate pressure on the city’s overburdened pump system.
Williams was at the helm of the project’s completion in 2020 as a city engineer and project manager…