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How Ascension is turning 2016 flood lessons into action

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Jordan Arceneaux
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A scene from a bridge on Old Jefferson Highway at Bayou Manchac in Prairieville during the August 2016 flood. Newly signed state legislation creates a dedicated funding source for watershed restoration and flood-risk reduction projects throughout the Amite River Basin. The Associated Press/Max Becherer

As Ascension Parish and the rest of the Capital Region mark the 10th anniversary of the devastating 2016 flood, Ascension Parish President Clint Cointment is touting newly signed state legislation tha…


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