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CNBC: Baton Rouge emerges from devastating floods to lead the battle against rising water
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:34 am
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:34 am
Baton Rouge must have a decent publicist. I think the area is not doing nearly enough to combat flooding.
Coming up on 2 years since the 2016 flood. The diversion Canal is finally funded and the City/Parish just obtained another $250 million to dredge local waterways.
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Baton Rouge emerges from devastating floods to lead the battle against rising water
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BATON ROUGE, La. — In August 2016, a massive rain storm stalled over Louisiana, dumping nearly 30 inches of rain across the Baton Rouge area.
Rivers and creeks overflowed into each other within hours, flooding neighborhoods. More than 100,000 homes were inundated, some destroyed. The water caused nearly $4 billion in residential property damage alone, according to Louisiana Economic Development.
Ironically, as the rain came down in Baton Rouge, a $60 million research center was going up, specifically to study water. The Water Campus covers 35 acres on the edge of the Mississippi River, adjacent to downtown Baton Rouge. The plan over the next decade is for it to employ more than 4,000 researchers and scientists in 1.6 million square feet of laboratories, research facilities and commercial space.
Coming up on 2 years since the 2016 flood. The diversion Canal is finally funded and the City/Parish just obtained another $250 million to dredge local waterways.
This post was edited on 7/10/18 at 8:35 am
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Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:35 am to member12
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CNBC: Baton Rouge emerges from devastating floods to lead the battle against rising water
You're Welcome
This post was edited on 7/10/18 at 8:36 am
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:37 am to 225bred
Anything positive that happens in Baton Rouge is because of the people that live there, and occurs in spite of Broom.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:38 am to 225bred
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You're Welcome
Please tell me you are kidding or drunk....
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:38 am to 225bred
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You're Welcome
I don't know. Let's do another $300k study to figure it out.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:39 am to member12
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Baton Rouge
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lead the battle
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:40 am to member12
Science. 
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:40 am to member12
Water Campus doin' work.
"Top 10 Water Campus in the World"
-Water Campus Weekly
"Top 10 Water Campus in the World"
-Water Campus Weekly
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:45 am to Sao
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Science.
They must have said science 60 times in that article.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:48 am to rowbear1922
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Let's do another $300k study to figure it out.
Aren’t those new office buildings for people that do studies?
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:50 am to member12
According to Wikipedia, LSU main campus only has 5417 postgrads and 1500 faculty teachers. There's zero chance this place employs 4000 researchers and scientists. Somewhere around 250 is a more logical figure
Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:56 am to Hammertime
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There's zero chance this place employs 4000 researchers and scientists. Somewhere around 250 is a more logical figure
That 4000 figure probably also includes engineers (from companies like Brown and Root, CB&I, etc), consultants, and support staff that deal with flood mitigation projects, those dreaded feasibility studies, and public works projects.
And it’s still overly optimistic by half. If not, they are going to need some big arse offices there.
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