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$5.86M awarded to Ouachita for flood risk projects
The Council on Watershed Management approved $5.86 million in federal funding for three flood risk reduction projects in Region 3 during their Aug, 5 ...
Governor announces Bayou Lafourche, White Castle federally-funded projects
The $2.1 million Bayou Lafourche pump project and the $2.56 million White Castle canal drainage improvement project are among the $34 million in feder...
Natchitoches Parish to receive $3.43 Million
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards is announcing $34 million in federal funding for 13 flood risk reduction projects recommended by regions throughou...
Gov. Edwards announces $34M for 13 flood mitigation projects, some in Acadiana
Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced $34 million in federal funding for 13 flood risk reduction projects recommended by regions throughout the state as...
$10 million drainage project in the works in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Alexandria Mayor Jeff Hall said that a $10 million drainage project for the city is currently in the works.The mayor made thi...
BREC gets $4.7M for Cypress Bayou flood mitigation project
BREC has secured funding for a Louisiana Watershed Initiative project to help reduce flood risk in areas surrounding the Cypress Bayou watershed, whic...
City of Monroe awarded $3.1 million for mitigation efforts
The City of Monroe was awarded $3.1 million from the Louisiana Watershed Initiative to help with mitigation efforts in the city. Mayor Friday Ellis an...
In flood-prone Lake Charles neighborhood, residents consider whether it’s time to leave
LAKE CHARLES — Diadra Carmen steels herself before she opens the door, telling herself not to be afraid. Tears roll down her cheeks when she begins to...
State allots over $5 million for buyout project to reduce local flood risk
The state is awarding $5.2 million to fund voluntary residential buyouts in West Monroe in Watershed Region 3, which includes most of northeast Louisi...
Louisiana divvies up $60 million in funding for shovel-ready flood relief projects
Louisiana divvied up more than $60 million in funding Thursday for shovel-ready flood control projects as part of the state’s $1.2 billion Watershed I...
$61.6M in federal funding announced for flood risk reduction projects
Governor Edwards announced on Thursday $61.6 million in federal funding for 16 flood risk reduction projects throughout the state as part of the Water...
Lafayette, Alexandria, Church Point flooding projects win $19.6m in LWI funding
Flood mitigation projects in Lafayette, Alexandria and Church Point won a combined $19.6 million from Louisiana’s Watershed Initiative, which announce...