Lafayette’s new drainage project aims to reduce downtown flooding

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — The Lafayette Consolidated Government introduced a new drainage project along Johnston Street during a public meeting Tuesday night.

The project aims to alleviate flooding in downtown Lafayette, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus and the Freetown area.

The proposed project involves installing a new trunk line under Johnston Street to replace the current drainage pipes, which are about 100 years old…

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