Senate committee hears broad opposition to SB124 Scenic Rivers changes; bill deferred for further work
Senate Bill 124, which would remove certain waterways from the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act (including a focused proposal affecting the West Pearl River) and allow an eight‑year exemption for specified cleanup and rechannelization work, drew substantial public testimony opposing declassification and was deferred to allow more stakeholder work.
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Senate Bill 124 by Senator Owens, which would modify the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act and remove or exempt certain waterways from protections to allow dredging, rechannelization and cleanup in the West Pearl River basin, drew extensive public testimony on both sides before the Senate Committee on Natural Resources agreed to defer the bill for further work.
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