Louisiana lawmakers should look at creating a comprehensive plan to manage and regulate surface water to sustain the resource for residents and determine how much can be sold to companies and other states,
"Flowers seem to live longer in vases filled with Baton Rouge water, according to Dominique Rogers, 36, a florist in Louisiana’s capital city with 14 years of experience."
A private Baton Rouge water company is suing to stop groundwater regulators from putting a metering system in place to monitor Baton Rouge-area industrial water users.