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Central has poured millions into flood prevention in the 10 years since 2016

The city has spent $30 million on bayou cleanup and won $75 million in federal grants for retention ponds, ditches and drains.

Summary by WBRZ
CENTRAL — Ten years after the 2016 flood, the city of Central has poured millions of dollars into flood prevention efforts, and Mayor Wade Evans says he is not waiting on the state to keep that work going.Evans told WBRZ that city leaders have requested funding from the state to address flooding in the Draughn Creek Basin, but he is moving forward regardless.Central residents Joseph and Deborah Calicki still remember the night the water came."I …

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WBRZ broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Sunday, August 9, 2026.
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