Louisiana Watershed Initiative Region 3 will host planning workshops
15 Aug 2020
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Louisiana Watershed Initiative Region 3 will host planning workshops in August and September. The goal is to facilitate collaboration between jurisdictions in developing drainage projects within the region.
The region is compiling a Regional Project Inventory that will list all watershed-related projects and plans that are planned, underway or recently completed. This workshop, and others like it, will help in planning future projects that will impact the region.
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