25,000 acres of farmland could be destroyed if the Morganza Spillway is opened in Point Coupee Parish…
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Governor Edwards also revealed today that the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will begin the process of installing a temporary barge flood gate on Bayou Chene next Tuesday. The installation of that barge will reduce the amount of backwater system flooding as a result of the opening of the Morganza. The barge will be installed before the Morganza opens, and the waters from the Morganza opening may not hit the barge for another two weeks.
A proposal to add an HOV lane to a heavily trafficked stretch of I-12 between Walker and the I-10/12 split in Baton Rouge heads to the Governor’s desk. Livingston Senator Dale Erdey (Err-dee) says this should shave time off the commute of everyone driving in and out of Baton Rouge from the east.
Before any work can begin a study must be completed, and the project OK’d by the feds, but Erdey says expect work to begin sometime in the fall.
A State Police trooper working an I-10 construction zone in East Baton Rouge is recovering from injuries after an alleged drunk driver slammed into the back of his vehicle. L-S-P spokesperson Taylor Scrantz says despite the nasty wreck, a full recovery is expected.
31-year-old Volha Tryshyna was charged.