Lake Providence Port gets $1.3Mil for dredging

It's a win for the waterways. Congress is awarding money to four projects on the water, including the Port of Lake Providence.

Farmers are the backbone of the Delta, and the Port of Lake Providence is the largest inland port on the Mississippi River. Last week, U.S. Congress allocated $1.315 million for dredging. 

"We had to make some calls to some very high officials and stress to them how important this port is not only to north Louisiana or Louisiana as a whole but the entire South," said Abraham. 

With a temporary fix in place, both agree they must continue pushing for a permanent one. 

"To really divert that levee and move that water so the seal doesn't keep building year after year you are looking for quite a bit of money," Abraham said. "So it's a work in progress, but when the dust settles I think we will win this."

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