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Logs pulled from LSU lakes project to be sold at auction Play Video
November 2, 2023 2:52 PM
BATON ROUGE - Weeks into the LSU lakes project , crews continue to pull out old leaves, branches, and something worth a lot of money from the water and mud below. This week, excavators are floating on City Park Lake pulling out sediment and debris. Some of that could... more » -
LSU Lakes restoration project to begin early 2020 Play Video
November 12, 2019 5:09 PM
BATON ROUGE – LSU and the state government are pumping roughly $50 million into efforts to revitalize the Lakes adjacent to the university's campus. Governor John Bel Edwards announced the funding alongside Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome Wednesday. The money is said the coming from LSU, the LSU Athletics Foundation,... more » -
Dredging efforts to continue on south side of False River after minor hiccup Play Video
September 25, 2019 9:52 PM
NEW ROADS – For the past couple of months, crews have been dredging the north side of False River. Silt has been filling up the lake making some spots only a foot deep. The project, that the state put aside $1.6 million for, is nearly complete. Though the parish president... more » -
Residents along Amite River plead for dredging as flooding concerns mount Play Video
April 22, 2019 5:45 PM
CENTRAL- Residents living along the Amite River are calling for the river to be dredged after rain last week caused water to get uncomfortably close to their properties. Retired East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Captain Bobby Dale Callender has lived along the river for more than two decades. He's worked... more » -
Amite River changes route, concerns over flooding caused by debris Play Video
June 12, 2018 6:46 PM
CENTRAL - The thought of flooding again is still fresh in the minds of those who went through it a couple of years ago. In August 2016, many homes in Central, northern parts of East Baton Rouge Parish and Livingston Parish flooded when heavy rains inundated the Amite River... more »