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Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1928

Page

17

Flood program delays plans of Louisiana Highway Commission

Louisiana Highway Commission faces multimillion dollar costs and project delays as the national flood control program requires higher clearances and altered bridge designs. The war department demands 15 foot clearance on the Boeuf river bridge and open trestle approaches on the Lake Lafourche crossing, with possible removal or modification later.

Lake Lafourche Oak Ridge Rayville War Department The Highway Commission Boeuf River Fourmy Bonnet Carre New Orleans Commission

Railroad to Employ an Expert Horticulturist

Grant parish expects rail support for truck growers with plan to hire a trained horticulturist. Miss Nan Tarwater reports strong interest as Truck Growing Association notes progress. Officials from L H and N and N and LN railways secured commitment to provide facilities for early radixich crops.

Colfax Grant Parish Nan Tarwater J. W. Duncan J. M. Grone

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