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State officials review Louisiana Watershed Initiative progress: models, buyouts and the Mermentau basin project
Summary
State Office of Community Development reported publication of statewide watershed models, progress on a $25 million Mermentau Basin inundation project, and results from a statewide voluntary buyout program funded through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative.
The Louisiana Office of Community Development (OCD) told the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board that the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI) has produced statewide hydrologic and hydraulic models, advanced a multi‑parish Mermentau Basin inundation relief project, and delivered buyout results from several priority neighborhoods.
OCD Director of Economic Development and Infrastructure Mikayla Connor said the LWI—launched after the 2016 floods—received approximately $1.2 billion for mitigation planning and projects. The program budget allocated $130 million for regional watershed models, $15 million for additional gauges and data collection, $7 million for capacity building grants and nearly $1 billion for mitigation projects. Connor said the modeling work (managed by DOTD) produced 47 HUC‑8 models across seven modeling regions using HEC‑HMS…
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