The Amite River Basin Commission is preparing to release its master plan for projects to help mitigate flooding across the seven parishes it touches. Some of the ideas include building a reservoir ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Amite River Basin Commission is preparing to release its master plan for projects to help mitigate flooding across the seven parishes it touches.

Amite River Basin Drainage & Water Conservation District members asked about the possibility of statewide application, but civil engineer Stokka Brown said Louisiana’s flood forecasting system ...