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Funds are being made available to combat the Mississippi River's erosion of the Southern University campus.
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Democratic Congressman Troy Carter announced on Wednesday a $35 million project to stop the erosion.
About a fifth of the money will come from the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, courtesy of the recent infrastructure act.
Construction of a small dam is scheduled to start in fall 2024 and be completed in two years.
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