City, Natchez get dollars for drainage projects

Mayors Patsy Ward Hoover, Ronnie Williams Jr. and Leslie Oglesby represent municipalities that will get money for drainage improvements.
Mayors Patsy Ward Hoover, Ronnie Williams Jr. and Leslie Oglesby represent municipalities that will get money for drainage improvements.

Three Natchitoches Parish communities— Clarence, Natchez and City of Natchitoches — have received funding through Round 2 of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative for drainage improvements.

The Village of Clarence was awarded $2.01 million, Village of Natchez was given $1.03 million and City of Natchitoches received $3.16 million. The three were among 40 projects statewide totaling $221.8 million give…