Comite River Diversion Canal Granted Full Federal Funding

Louisiana's congressional delegation says that full federal funding will be flowing to the Comite River Diversion Canal project to help protect communities in the Baton Rouge area from a repeat of devastating floods that occurred in 1983 and 2016.

The new round of flood mitigation dollars allocated to Louisiana totals more than $1 billion.

The federal government is shelling out $343 million for the diversion canal that will wind westward from the Comite River south of Plank Road Park and between Baker and Zachary. 

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