Editing St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (section)

===21st century===
On September 5, 2000, the town of Good Hope was annexed by Norco.<ref name="GdHp">{{Cite web|title=Good Hope Buyout|url=https://scphistory.org/good-hope-buyout/|publisher=scphistory.org|language=en|access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> This was the eventual result of a 1983 buyout of all residential and commercial property by [[Good Hope Refinery]]; the town is listed as a [[List of ghost towns in Louisiana|ghost town]].<ref name="GdHp"/> Also in 2000, Taft had a population of zero residents and is now also listed as a ghost town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_22.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 20, 2022}}</ref>

On March 26, 2002, the [[Caernarvon, Louisiana#Davis Pond Freshwater diversion canal|Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project]] dedication ceremony was held near Luling after construction began on the project in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scphistory.org/davis-pond-freshwater-diversion-project/|title=Davis Pond Freshwater Diversion Project|publisher=scphistory.org|accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref> In 2007, the East Bank Hurricane Protection Levee was completed.<ref name="HurrLevees2007">{{cite web|title=East and west bank levee protection update|url=https://www.heraldguide.com/news/east-and-west-bank-levee-protection-update/|publisher=heraldguide.com|date=July 19, 2007|accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref> The levee protects the majority of the east bank from [[Lake Pontchartrain]] and Labranche Wetlands flood waters.<ref name="HurrLeveesGov">{{cite web|title=Levees East Bank Overview|url=https://www.stcharlesparish.gov/residents/public-works-and-wastewater/levee-update|publisher=stcharlesparish.gov|accessdate=August 27, 2022}}</ref>

On August 29, 2021, St. Charles Parish was devastated by [[Hurricane Ida]]. Parish President Matthew Jewel stated that "Nearly every structure in the parish has damage ranging from cosmetic damage to a total collapse of a home or building."<ref>{{Citation|title=St. Charles Parish President: Nearly every structure has damage after Hurricane Ida|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StPSr0hj4uw|language=en|access-date=November 15, 2021}}</ref>