Army Secretary Speeds Up Flood Protection in Louisiana
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll visited Louisiana to expedite flood protection and dredging work, focusing on a $3.7 billion levee project. He advocated for streamlined project approvals, citing past regulations that hindered progress and exposed communities to storms like Hurricane Ida. The new initiative aims to improve planning, accelerate environmental reviews, and update outdated dredging rules. Construction on the twenty-one-mile Westshore protection project continues, set to complete in four years.
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