La coastal, waterway & flood projects to receive $643 M; $2B in disaster relief katc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from katc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Louisiana closing some shrimping areas on Sunday Share Updated: 12:04 PM CST Jan 22, 2021 Associated Press SOURCE: WDSU Share Updated: 12:04 PM CST Jan 22, 2021 Associated Press Louisiana says it s closing some areas to shrimping so large numbers of white shrimp in those areas can grow to marketable size. The areas being closed include Lake Pontchartrain and several nearby waters, as well as outside waters along the middle of the coast between Caillou Boca and Freshwater Bayou Canal. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says those areas will close at official sunset on Sunday. The area from the Texas state line to Freshwater Bayou Canal will remain open. So will the open waters of Breton and Chandeleur Sound and outside waters from there to Caillou Boca. A map is available at the department website.
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U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, who represents most of Acadiana in Congress, has announced federal funds that are being made available for dredging and waterway projects, as well as community health centers across the region.
First, over $600,000.00 is being made available in supplemental funding for three 3rd District community health centers as part of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Health Center Cluster Program.
Teche Action Board will receive $132,480.
SWLA Center for Health Services will receive $199,500.
Iberia Comprehensive Community Health Center will receive $271,680.
“Louisiana’s community health centers are critical providers of primary care services in our rural and underserved areas, said Rep. Higgins in a press release. These investments help our local health centers perform and enable them to continue providing quality care for our communities.”