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La. Gov. Edwards: Mississippi River Deepening From 45 to 50 Feet Authorized
August 01, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 1 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson joined officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to announce an agreement for the deepening of the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico through Baton Rouge has been authorized and signed.

"This is a great day for the people of Louisiana who depend on th . . .

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