Pineville recreation area to get second disc golf course
The Red River Waterway Commission started construction this month on a second disc golf course at Fort Buhlow Recreation Area near Pineville in Rapides Parish. The first 18-hole course completed there...
View ArticleRed River Waterway Commission steps up weevil program to kill salvinia
The Red River Waterway Commissions new research biologist is on the job. Allie Cozads mission is to raise armies of giant salvinia eating weevils to release on infested areas of the Red River. She...
View ArticleFederal funds flow into dredging the Red River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is allocating $2.4 million on top of congressional spending this year for dredging the Red River. The J. Bennett Johnston Waterway Navigation Project received the...
View ArticleRed River Waterway Commission engineer: 'This is a pretty amazing flood'
The Red River is expected to crest later this week just shy of flood stage in Shreveport and Alexandria. But it’s flooding at points between, including Coushatta and Grand Ecore, according to Colin...
View ArticleShreveport dog park acreage designed with flooding in mind
The director of the Shreveport Dog Park Alliance says this month’s anticipated groundbreaking on a four-acre dog park adjacent to the Red River may be postponed until flood waters recede.
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