Scientists find ‘alarming’ levels of toxic metals, pollution in Lake Maurepas

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Louisiana plans to restore the dying Maurepas Swamp with water diverted from the Mississippi

Louisiana’s coastal restoration agency has gotten $14 million to engineer a system to reconnect the Mississippi River to the Maurepas Swamp, which has been cut off from its rejuvenating floodwaters

Scientists find ‘alarming’ levels of toxic metals, pollution in Lake Maurepas

Cypress trees remain in the wetlands and swamps of Lake Maurepas. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Scientists at Southeastern Louisiana University have found dangerously high levels of toxic metals and other contaminants in Lake Maurepas and have traced most of the pollution to industrial and other human activities. Led by SLU chemistry professor Fereshteh Emami, a team of researchers analyzed 400 water and sediment samples collected from multi…

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Amite River Basin Commission holds meeting in Livingston Parish to discuss master plan

LIVINGSTON - The Amite River Basin Commission held a meeting Wednesday evening to discuss its master plan to help reduce flooding from the state of Mississippi to Lake Maurepas. "We are proposing to develop construction projects throughout the basin, and we also want to take action by updating maps to improve building conditions and enhance flood awareness," Paul Sawyer, the executive director of the commission, said.The meeting allowed resident…