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$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...
Gov. Edwards’ flood risk reduction projects to bring $5.63 million to Caddo Parish
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has announced that $61.6 million in federal funding has been allotted for 16 flood risk r...
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...
Greinwich Terrace residents offered voluntary buyouts
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Residents of flood-ravaged Greinwich Terrace are being offered voluntary buyouts.After years of flooding, residents in the ...
Multiple parishes awarded funding for flood mitigation
In certain parts of Acadiana, it’s not a question of if it will flood but when. For this very reason, the State of Louisiana has set out to receive fu...
Gov. Edwards announces $163M for 15 State projects to reduce flood risk
Gov. John Bel Edwards is announcing $163 million in federal funding for 15 state projects and programs designed to reduce flood risk for communities t...
Gov. Edwards announces $163 million for 15 state projects to reduce flood risk; $57 million slated for Livingston Parish projects
Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced $163 million in federal funding for 15 state projects and programs designed to reduce flood risk for communities t...
LSU lakes project receives $5M in federal funding to reduce flood risk
Gov. John Bel Edwards today announced $163 million in federal funding for 15 state projects and programs designed to reduce flood risk for communities...
Livingston leaders feared Ascension's new levee would flood them. Here's how they worked it out
The Livingston Parish president has agreed to end a lawsuit blocking a major levee extension project in Ascension Parish that residents in Port Vincen...
Hazard mitigation funding approved for several Louisiana parishes
BATON ROUGE – The first installment in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding has been allocated for Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricane ...
APC asking for watershed projects
The Acadiana Planning Commission has asked that we post the following Call for Projects document:The Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) Region 5 Ste...
Louisiana gets $1.2 billion line of credit for flood mitigation
The federal government has granted Louisiana a $1.2 billion line of credit for flood mitigation, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday.The U.S. Departme...