By Chris Rosa
The Vermilion Library meeting room was crowded with concerned Vermilion Parish citizens who came to hear if there was good news about solving the parish’s flooding problems.
The parish was hit with two storm surges in four years, causing millions of dollars in damage to residents and crops in southern Vermilion Parish.
The residents heard good news but they also heard bad news from U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu.
First, the good news.
Louisiana will be receiving millions of dollars thanks to the Domenici/Landrieu Gulf of Mexico Bill that was created four years ago.
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