Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove announced the completion of the Elliot Jones Pump Station

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Terrebonne Parish President Gordon Dove announced this afternoon, June 23, 2023, that the Elliot Jones Pump Station in Gibson is complete. The pump station includes four 60-inch pumps with four 900 horsepower electric motors with two backup generators. The pump station is capable of pumping 1 million gallons of water every two minutes.


The Elliot Jones Pump Station combined with the Hanson Canal Pump Station, which was completed three years ago and includes four 60-inch pumps, can pump a combined 1 million gallons per minute to pump out the 108,000 acre Chacahoula Basin.

These projects pump Bayou Black, Westgate, Sugarwood, Lakes , Manchester area , Savanne road, highway 311 , Gray, Schriever, Gibson , Donner , Chacahoula Southdown, Valhi and more.