The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for reduction of giant salvinia and for fish habitat improvement.
The water control structure is scheduled to open on Sept. 5 and the lake should dewater at a rate of 1.5 inches per day. The water will be lowered to 43.2 feet mean sea level (MSL), which is 3 feet below normal…