A 70-foot-long boom installed in Bayou Fountain near Highland Road Park last summer has been able to trap 80% of the litter washing into the bayou. The boom was the result of months of work by Baton Rouge-based grassroots organization Louisiana Stormwater Coalition, which is dedicated to removing litter from Capital Region watersheds. The group,
Bayou Fountain litter boom bought by citizen activists is working
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