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Master plan approved by Amite River Basin Commission, work to mitigate flooding begins   LIVINGSTON - Decades of flooding frustrations...

May 1, 2025|Press Releases Baton Rouge, LA – Amite River Basin Commission (ARBC) President John Clark reacted today to FEMA Region VI Administrator George Robinson’s letter to Sen. Regina Barrow of the Comite Diversion Project Committee Task Force , in which he detailed his agency’s timeline estimate of Comite Diversion Canal completion and accompanying flood map revisions.  According to FEMA, the project is expected to reach a major construction milestone by Spring 2027

April 16, 2025|Press Releases Benchmark plan sets stage for transformational projects Baton Rouge, LA – the Amite River Basin Commission (ARBC) 2025 Annual Plan was unanimously approved today by the Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee . The House Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee unanimously approved the plan on April 14.  The Annual Plan sets forth all the major projects and initiatives that will take place in the Amite River Basin fo

April 8, 2025|Press Releases Livingston, LA – The Amite River Basin Commission (ARBC) unanimously approved today resolutions supporting two bills by Rep. Kathy Edmonston (LA 88-Gonzales) that will help the ARBC prioritize and focus on urgent flood fighting priorities.  H.B. 172 will extend the period for which the Comite River and Bayou Manchac are exempt from certain provisions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. This bill temporarily suspends restrictions on flood prote

https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/article_21097bcc-0023-11f0-a8fc-7717e3d7cbd4.html   (The Center Square) − The city of Central...

March 13, 2025 https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/people-in-central-to-get-a-25-discount-on-flood-insurance/article_b3...

Longtime Garret Graves aide is new Amite River Basin Commission executive director

February 21, 2024 Original story on WBRZ   BATON ROUGE - Work to clean out waterways in the Baton Rouge area continues. Crews are...

Febru  February 9, 2024, by Eldin Ganic See Original Post: https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2024/02/09/ward-creek-dredging-in-full-swing/  ...

January 11, 2024 Livingston Parish Press Release - January 11, 2024 LIVINGSTON, La - Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte has joined...

January 3, 2024 1/3/24 The Amite River Basin Commission (ARBC) is required by Act 490 of the 2022 Regular Legislative Session to develop...

November 15, 2023 See original post on The Center Square  (The Center Square) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving forward with a...

October 23, 2023 See BR Proud for the original story BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Comite River Cleaning Project was successfully...

October 23, 2023 Amite, Comite River flood-fighting projects approved by Metro Council as parishes join forces to clear debris See...

See original post on WAFB  Comite River diversion project gets a 2025 estimated finish despite supply chain issues BATON ROUGE, La....

Amite River board approves new director, hears update on projects October 23, 2023 See original story on The Center Square Amite River...

See original post at Pelican Post New River pumps into Mississippi is Ascension’s top priority at Amite River Basin meeting Amite River...

October 23, 2023 Baton Rouge region's huge flood prevention canal is back on track, Garret Graves says See original post on The Advocate...

October 23, 2023 In a podcast with LPN, State Representative Buddy Mincey Jr. discusses the legislative changes he's made to the Amite...

October 23, 2023 Comite River Diversion project receives funding needed to finish project by end of 2025 See original story on WAFB BATON...