Gov. Edwards announces $61.6M for 16 watershed projects to reduce flood risk
A $2.9 million project at Church Point to construct two detention ponds is among 16 announced by Gov. John Bel Edwards.
The projects totaling $61.6 million are part of the Watershed Projects Grant Program: Local and Regional – Round 1 and are part of a plan to spend $1.2 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds.
The Church Point project is located at ”Low Bottom...