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Tropical Storm Barry tests Louisiana’s multi-billion-dollar post-Katrina flood defenses

July 16, 2019
Contact: coastal@la.gov

Louisiana officials are learning what worked and what still needs improvements after Tropical Storm Barry dumped heavy rain on the state’s multi-billion-dollar post-Katrina flood defenses, putting the costly equipment into use for the first time when the storm hit this past weekend.