Jeanerette loses $5 million in state funding to upgrade sewer system

Jeanerette loses $5 million in state funding to upgrade sewer system

JEANERETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Jeanerette city leaders are scrambling to reapply for a $5 million state grant after losing the funding intended to upgrade the city's aging sewer system. The Jeanerette Mayor, Carol Bourgois Junior, expressed how impactful losing this money can be. "It's very frustrating for me, very disheartening, it's not only just a loss of the money, but a loss of time, loss of progress, and the loss of an opportunity that may neve…