EBR Parish working through 3,300 backlogged drainage service requests, other projects to prevent flooding
EBR Parish working through backlogged of more than 3,300 drainage service requests By Austin Kemker | February 11, 2021 at 6:25 PM CST - Updated February 11 at 6:25 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - East Baton Rouge Public Works crews are working through a backlog of 3,300 service requests for drainage issues across the parish.
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer Kelvin Hill said he expects crews will be able to work through the claims by the end of the year. He said DPW is down nearly 30% of its workforce, the equivalent of about 10 crews, so progress is slow. He said that is not an excuse though, adding crews will work through the claims as quickly as possible.