Media Coverage
'We are as prepared today for a flood as we ever been': What has been done since 2016 Ouachita Parish floods
Five years ago in March, the Twin Cities were hit with a never before seen flood fall that caused excessive damage to properties throughout the parish...
White Castle drainage project funded in La. Watershed Initiative
The White Castle Drainage Improvement Project was one of two Region 6 projects the state approved for funding as part of the Louisiana Watershed Initi...
$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...