Congressman Ralph Abraham guest speaker at ORVA convention

Ouachita River Valley Association members met Thursday to discuss the future of the Ouachita River. ORVA officials say the Ouachita River is necessary for so many people in the area, and that's why dredging the river and fixing the Columbia lock are so important.

Congressman Ralph Abraham was a guest speaker at the event about the river's impact on the community. “This river matters to everyone, its economic impact is huge in the area of five to six billion dollars,” says Abraham, “it supplies tens of thousands of jobs in Arkansas and Louisiana."

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