Project to close gap in levee stalled amid bureaucracy

Friday, January 25, 2013

Despite pressure by lawmakers and local stakeholders to resume reviewing plans to close a gap in the Mississippi River levee, federal agencies are not ready to move forward. They cite the need for further coordination and study.

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