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Darlington Reservoir
Posted on 8/16/16 at 7:56 pm
Posted on 8/16/16 at 7:56 pm
This was way before my time and had never heard of it until today. Why did this proposed project get shot down after the '83 flood? Was it too costly or too much opposition?
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Posted on 8/16/16 at 7:57 pm to Roscoe
Darlington Dam, also referred to as Lake Mentz. is a gravity type dam situated in the Sundays River, near Kirkwood, in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1922 and was renovated in 1952. The dam has a capacity of 187,000,000 cubic metres (6.6×109 cu ft), with a 35.3 metres (116 ft)-high wall. Its primary purpose is for irrigation, industrial and domestic use.
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Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:16 pm to Roscoe
I remember the "Damn the Dam" bumper stickers... I recall most people from the area (west of Clinton) really wanted the dam and badass lake. A few landowners were all in against it and finally it went away in favor of the Comite diversion canal. Sucks, that lake would've been sweet.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:37 pm to Roscoe
Same reason the Comite diversion canal never happened....Louisiana politicians suck.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:48 pm to BoostAddict
Maybe we can revisit the idea.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 8:57 pm to BR Tiger
If I remember correctly Edwin Edwards bought up a bunch of land up there looking to cash in when the resovoir was built. Word got out and that created a bunch of opposition because folks could only see the corruption and not the benefits of the resovoir. It was a long time ago so I could be wrong
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:15 pm to Roscoe
It requires a ton of land and people didn't want to give up their land.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:24 pm to LSU2001
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If I remember correctly Edwin Edwards bought up a bunch of land up there looking to cash in when the resovoir was built. Word got out and that created a bunch of opposition because folks could only see the corruption and not the benefits of the resovoir. It was a long time ago so I could be wrong
This is pretty accurate although it involved a bunch of his cronies and shell companies. They bought or were trying to buy the propert that would surround it.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:40 pm to Martini
It is probably the next item on the agenda after the BR Loop.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 9:42 pm to Roscoe
Because this isn't Texas. We can't get public works projects done like that.
Posted on 8/16/16 at 10:21 pm to Roscoe
Officially the army corps or engineering group said the soil was not sound enough wink wink.
I heard rumors of Edwards and his buddies bought up the land around it and like some said the locals got pissed.
The comite diversion turning into a joke and will never be finished.
At this point the need to stop funding it and move the money into the Darlington project.
The Amite River commission needs to be investigated.
I heard rumors of Edwards and his buddies bought up the land around it and like some said the locals got pissed.
The comite diversion turning into a joke and will never be finished.
At this point the need to stop funding it and move the money into the Darlington project.
The Amite River commission needs to be investigated.
This post was edited on 8/16/16 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 8/16/16 at 10:35 pm to Roscoe
The plan was there along with a fund set up. Someone stole the funds from the account. That someone was rescued from their attic this past weekend. Should have let his sorry arse drown
Posted on 8/16/16 at 10:43 pm to Martini
quote:
If I remember correctly Edwin Edwards bought up a bunch of land up there looking to cash in when the resovoir was built. Word got out and that created a bunch of opposition because folks could only see the corruption and not the benefits of the resovoir. It was a long time ago so I could be wrong
This is pretty accurate although it involved a bunch of his cronies and shell companies. They bought or were trying to buy the propert that would surround it.
God, he was such an unbelievably overarching piece of shite.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:04 am to Y.A. Tittle
So this essentially would have been like having a Toledo Bend 30-45 minutes from BR?
Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:07 am to Roscoe
Doubt it would have been the size of Toledo Bend but yes it would have been reservoir like TB and numerous others all over the country and even in North La.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 5:27 pm to KLSU
Good thread 
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