Upgrades to Loreauville canal safeguards water for residents, farmers and crawfish

Upgrades to Loreauville canal safeguards water for residents, farmers and crawfish

The Loreauville Canal Control Structure, a decades-old piece of infrastructure in Iberia Parish, has recently undergone a major rehabilitation project to safeguard the regions freshwater supply.Originally built to prevent saltwater intrusion, the structure plays a key role in allowing the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to manage the freshwater that flows into Bayou Teche and through the parishs waterways.For the first time since it was con…