Melancon: Levee Projects Funded For SE Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon is asking for $21 million for levees and flood protection in southeast Louisiana.

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The Democrat wants to include several projects in the 2010 spending bill. He wants about $15 million for levee work in the Atchafalaya Basin floodway and $5.8 million on the Larose to Golden Meadow levee system.

Melancon also is looking for $386,000 to study the proposed Donaldsonville to the Gulf levee system and $157,000 to study improving flood control in St. Charles Parish.