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Board debates support for Lower Delta Soil and Water Conservation District; parish president urges project‑specific funding
Summary
Lower Delta described grant work and requested local partnership and support; the parish president said he stopped funding the group in 2020 because services duplicate parish departments and recommended not resuming unrestricted funding unless Lower Delta brings a specific project or match requirement; the board agreed to consider drafting a resolution of support but took no funding vote on the record.
Representatives of the Lower Delta Soil and Water Conservation District briefed the board on watershed work, federal grants and requests for partnership and local support, and the meeting turned into a debate over whether the district should receive recurring local funding.
A Lower Delta representative described outreach, grant administration and a $9.5 million LWI grant intended to reconnect bayous and create larger holding areas for water. The presenter said the organization partners with NRCS and FSA and works…
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