re: Large project in Swamp Along I-10 between Laplace and Gramercy.

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All a levee can do is redirect the flow of water. It doesn’t reduce the volume of water.

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The second part of your comment is correct. The first is not. A levee can also CONCENTRATE flow of water. Go and study what has happened with the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers as a result of the COE efforts over the years.