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Three inches could make or break Memorial Day activity on False River 3 hours 39 minutes ago Thursday, May 27 2021 May 27, 2021 May 27, 2021 5:49 PM May 27, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE – With water levels too high, False River has been off limits to boaters for about a week now. Parish officials are hopeful they’ll be able to reopen False River just in time for Memorial Day weekend. The water rose after last weeks heavy rain, but it is steadily going down. On Wednesday the ...

BATON ROUGE – With water levels too high, False River has been off limits to boaters for about a week now.

State planning $30 million wall to stop saltwater intrusion into the delta - its drought fallout FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Construction crews build an emergency barrier in the West False River near Franks Tract to deter salty bay water from entering the central delta in May of 2015. The barrier was removed that November.Leah Millis/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2Bill Kelley III shoots still photographs for DWR of the barrier construction before a California Department of Water Resources pr...

The coronavirus pandemic took its toll on the Baton Rouge restaurant scene in 2020 as several popular eateries shut down. Operating a restaurant is tough enough in the best of times, with the thin profit margins and an abundance of competitors. But the prolonged loss of customers and the reduction in seating capacity mandated by Gov. John Bel Edwards in an attempt to control the spread of the virus was too much of an obstacle for some businesses.  Here are some of the higher profile restaura...

Delta dilemma: fishing or fresh water? A half-billion-dollar plan to keep salt water from spoiling California’s most vital water supply could destroy prime bass habitat — and a way of life for fishermen Delta dilemma: fishing or fresh water? A half-billion-dollar plan to keep salt water from spoiling California’s most vital water supply could destroy prime bass habitat — and a way of life for fishermen BETHEL ISLAND — The quiet of morning broke as a battery of boats roared toward firs...