$21 million contract awarded to deepen Vermilion Parish's Freshwater Bayou to the Gulf of Mexico
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Vermilion Parish is finally set to benefit from the Acadiana Gulf of Mexico Access Channel (AGMAC), more than two decades after it was first discussed. A contract has been awarded to begin deepening the navigational channel for a 20-mile stretch from the intersection of the Intracoastal Canal down Freshwater Bayou to the Freshwater Bayou Locks. The dredging will increase the depth of Freshwater Bayou, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico, to just over 16 feet deep. The spoil from the dredging...

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