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LA SB124
Bill
AI Summary
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Removes eight water bodies in St. Tammany Parish from the Natural and Scenic Rivers System: Holmes Bayou, Bradley Slough, Wilson Slough, Morgan River, Bayou LaCombe, Bayou Cane, Bayou Chinchuba, and Bayou Liberty
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Extends the protected designation of the Tchefuncte River from its current endpoint at the Bogue Falaya River to Lake Pontchartrain
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Creates an 8-year exception (August 1, 2025 through August 1, 2033) allowing channelization, clearing, snagging, channel realignment, reservoir construction, and dredging for drainage purposes on the West Pearl River from Lock 1 to the Rigolets
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Waives the permit requirement under R.S. 56:1849 for these drainage operations on the West Pearl River during the exception period
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Effective August 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act. (8/1/25)
WATER/WATERWAYS
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
4/14/2025