Lafayette gets $6 million from the state for Bayou Vermilion flood control project

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Lafayette Consolidated Government is getting back some of the money withheld by the state for a planned flood control project, officials said.

LCG said it has received $6.1 million from the State of Louisiana, the first reimbursement of the $27 million being withheld for proper process and permitting issues on the Bayou Vermilion Flood Control project. This reimbursement covers work performed in 2022 on functional segments of the Homewood detention ponds and Coulee Ile De Cannes detention ponds.