State awards close to $195M for Capital Region flood risk reduction

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Louisiana has awarded almost $195 million out of a $1.2 billion pot of federal dollars on projects to reduce flood risk in the Capital Region, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports.  As of May 2022, $656.1 million (54.1%) of the Community Development Block Grant money has been contracted or awarded so far, the office says. 

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