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Louisiana Scraps Proposal to Use $190M in Flood Aid for Canal Project

A proposal to divert $190 million of Louisiana’s disaster recovery money to a flood protection project was scrapped amid criticism that it risked stripping aid from thousands of homeowners trying to rebuild after last year’s devastating floods. The money shift …

Louisiana GOP Seeks to Divert $190M in Flood Aid to Protection Project

House Republican lawmakers are proposing to divert $190 million of Louisiana’s congressional disaster-recovery money to a flood-protection project, a move that would shrink aid earmarked for homeowners struggling to recover after last year’s flooding. The state’s Democratic governor is opposed …

More State Flood Protection Money Sought for Minot, N.D., Region

Minot, N.D.-area officials will ask the state for another $119 million in the next two-year budget period for work on a flood protection project. Officials say completing the first four phases of the project will protect 60 percent of the …