Funding officially in place; Comite River diversion project costs covered
The US Army Corps of Engineers has formally added hundreds of millions of dollars to the budget for a major Capital Area flood prevention project.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers has formally added hundreds of millions of dollars to the budget for a major Capital Area flood prevention project.
BATON ROUGE- It seemed to be a no-brainer for the East Baton Rouge Metro Council last Wednesday as they signed off on $1.8 million for channel clearing projects in East Baton Rouge Parish.
BATON ROUGE- It seemed to be a no-brainer for the East Baton Rouge Metro Council last Wednesday as they signed off on $1.8 million for channel clearing projects in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The underfunded Comite River Diversion Project will take new steps forward, even as the Army Corps of Engineers looks for ways to plug a massive funding shortfall.
Nearly three months ago, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said construction on the Baton Rouge region's biggest flood control project would likely to run out money at the end