Johnson Street, a Lafayette headache, may also be a solution to flooding issues in Lafayette’s urban core.
This week, the Boulet administration presented a roughly $12 million project to divert floodwater from Freetown, UL and parts of Downtown into a culvert under Johnston Street.
“The ultimate goal is to not flood structures,” Boulet told a packed crowd at the Downtown library Tuesday night, acknowledging that even if everything were to go perfectly, Downtown roads and yards would still flood. But, she argued, if water were properly diverted, businesses and homes would be better protected…