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Register for BRIC Application Best Practices Webinar
The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is hosting a webinar at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 27 that will focus on helping local and regional entities make successful ap...
Watershed Council Approves $100M Design Support Program, $100M Funding Opportunity for Flood Mitigation Projects
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards is announcing the state will dedicate $100 million in federal funds to a Design Support Program for 28 flood mitigation p...
State Accepting Applications for Scott Buyout Program in Lafayette Parish
The state is accepting applications from property owners in the Priority 1 zone of the voluntary Scott Buyout Program. The Priority 1 application dead...
Media Coverage
Application process for Denham Springs property buyout program 'moving along well'
DENHAM SPRINGS - A program aimed at reverting a portion of Denham Springs from developed land back into green space is moving along well, according to...
Watershed Initiative includes three Farmerville projects
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the state will dedicate $100 million in federal funds to a Design Support Program for 28 flood mitigation projects and...
Scott Buyout Program: State is now accepting applications from Priority 1 zone
LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (KLFY) – The state is now accepting applications from property owners in the Priority 1 zone of the voluntary Scott Buyout Progr...
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