Des Allemands Crossing Verge Angle Demonstrator

Des Allemands Crossing, Louisiana · Infrastructure · est.

The three sample verge angles beside the canal turnout, with the center section marked as the parish standard.Photo: Dale Hutmacher

Reported from the edge of Des Allemands Crossing, beside a parish-maintained service road and a drainage canal, the Parish Verge Angle Demonstrator is a concrete-and-aluminum display intended to show the recommended mowing angle for roadside verges. The installation appears to be maintained by the St. Brice Parish Roadside Appearance and Drainage Coordination Committee, whose small signboard still lists a 1997 hotline for reporting "slope irregularities." The object consists of three adjacent embankment sections cut to different grades, each labeled with enamel plates indicating runoff behavior, mower access, and ditch visibility. One panel has been replaced in a mismatched green, suggesting either storm damage or a procurement issue that would likely reward fuller documentation.

Field File · Pending Full Documentation

This location has been reported to Slop Obscura but not yet formally documented. A correspondent has been assigned, pending mileage reimbursement. Details above reflect the original report and have not been improved.