re: Instead of a $1 billion Reservoir; the Corps decides on $2 billion to raise homes in La

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floodproof nearly 3,300 homes, businesses and other buildings in the Amite River Basin would take 10 years to complete and could end up costing $2 billion.

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Lets over estimate and say there is 1,000 "other buildings" and that would come out to $465,000 per structure. The average home value in Baton Rouge is $213,000, as per zillow.