Press Releases
Gov. Edwards Announces More than $221 Million in Conditional Awards Approved for 40 Flood Risk Reduction Projects
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Council on Watershed Management approved 40 flood risk reduction projects for conditional funding awards today as part of the L...
Council on Watershed Management Meets Dec. 21
The Council on Watershed Management is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be held in House Committee Room 5 at t...
Council on Watershed Management Meets July 25
The Council on Watershed Management is meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, in Baton Rouge. The meeting will be held in House Committee Room 1 at th...
LWI River and Rain Gauge Network Expansion More Than 60% Complete
As of today, the Louisiana Watershed Initiative’s partners have installed river and rain gauges at 65 of the 100 proposed sites for LWI’s $15 million ...
REMINDER: Round 2 Pre-Applications Due May 31, Technical Assistance Available
The deadline to submit pre-applications for Round 2 project funding through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative is 3 p.m. May 31. LWI is hosting six da...
LWI Extends Round 2 Deadline to May 31, Offers Technical Assistance Sessions
The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is extending the deadline to submit pre-applications for Round 2 project funding to May 31. The extended deadline w...
LWI Announces $100 Million Funding Opportunity for Flood Risk Reduction Projects
Starting March 13, the Louisiana Watershed Initiative will accept pre-applications for a $100 million funding opportunity for flood mitigation project...
Register for Round 2 Pre-Application Webinar
The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is hosting a webinar at 1 p.m. March 7 explaining the pre-application process for the Round 2 project funding oppor...
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...
Register for July 27 ‘Working With Nature’ Webinar
The Louisiana Watershed Initiative is hosting a webinar at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, for Module No. 9 of its Working With Nature training series. Thi...