State senator urges Corps to push diversion projects to mitigate flood risks

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State Sen. Eddie Lambert, R-Prairieville, is calling for the advancement of a roughly $877 million sediment diversion effort—as well as more diversion projects in general—between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. In a speech today to the Press Club of Baton Rouge, Lambert advocated for what he called a “common-sense approach” to coastal restoration and flood

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