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Parish urged to stay engaged as Corps study and federal funds move forward for $6B levee program and Lake Pontchartrain barrier study
Summary
Mark Wingate and parish staff briefed the committee on two large flood-risk efforts: a Corps-led levee and elevation program authorized by WRDA and an early-stage Lake Pontchartrain barrier feasibility study; Wingate said initial cost-share funds are moving to the Corps and warned parish involvement is critical to shape project outcomes and timetables.
Mark Wingate, a former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander now working with a private engineering firm, presented a federal flood-risk update the committee described as essential. Wingate said a Corps-led program that combines levees, flood walls, pump stations and structure elevations could total roughly $6 billion when completed: he described an approximately $3 billion levee/structural system plus additional investments to…
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