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Flood mitigation projects in Lafayette, Alexandria and Church Point won a combined $19.6 million from Louisiana’s Watershed Initiative, which announced $61.6 million for projects statewide Thursday.
The funds announced Thursday are some of the first dollars to be earmarked from LWI’s $1.2 billion cache of federal funds that were given to the state in response to the widespread damage caused by the 2016 floods.
Four projects in Acadiana’s watershed area, which is bounded by the Red River to the north, the Mermentau River to the west, the Mississippi River to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, were approved for part of the $61.6 million in round one funding announced by the LWI Thursday.
LCG announces road closures, sand bag locations in Lafayette Parish
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and last updated 2021-04-13 19:36:57-04
LAFAYETTE, La. â Several roads are closed due to heavy rains that swept across Lafayette Parish on Tuesday, including parts of Gallet Road, Mills Street and Prejean Road.
According to the Lafayette Consolidated Government and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Office, the 2800 block of Mills Street is closed due to high water.
They are also reporting that the 300 - 500 blocks of Prejean Road has also been closed due to high water.
The 600 block of Gallet Road has been closed due to high waters.
LCG also has several sandbag locations open across the parish: