La. Gov. Edwards Announces $61.6 Million for 16 Watershed Projects to Reduce Flood Risk
May 28, 2021
May 28, 2021
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 28 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on May 27, 2021:
Gov. John Bel Edwards is announcing $61.6 million in federal funding for 16 flood risk reduction projects throughout the state as part of the Watershed Projects Grant Program: Local and Regional - Round 1. The Round 1 funding opportunity is part of the state's Action Plan to spend $1.2 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds.
Gov. John Bel Edwards is announcing $61.6 million in federal funding for 16 flood risk reduction projects throughout the state as part of the Watershed Projects Grant Program: Local and Regional - Round 1. The Round 1 funding opportunity is part of the state's Action Plan to spend $1.2 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant Mitigation funds.