Deepening the Mississippi River’s navigation channel from 45 to 50 feet from the mouth of the river to Baton Rouge will boost the region’s economy, says Mike Strain, Louisiana’s agriculture and forestry commissioner.Â
Gov. John Bel Edwards, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome and LSU officials today announced federal and state funding for the first phase of the cleanup of a borrow pit at Burden Museum and Gardens