Montz is a census-designated place in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. It first appeared in the 2000 census with a population of 1,120. The 2020 census indicates a population of 2,106.
One of 36 families in Montz whose houses were appropriated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1973 for construction of a new levee.
The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mis
Montz, Louisiana
…when excess water from the Mississippi River flowed over the east bank levee of Bonnet Carré. Montz is located between LaPlace, Louisiana and the Bonnet Carré Spillway. It was separated from the other municipalities and communities on the east bank of the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish by the construction of…
The Bonnet Carré Spillway diverting excess Mississippi River water
Bonnet Carré Spillway on the Mississippi River viewed to the northeast with Lake Pontchartrain in the distance.
Construction of Bonnet Carré Spillway, Louisiana, 1929.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opening the Bonnet Carré Spillway on May 9, 2011