Gov. Edwards wants EPA to help clean up Capitol Lakes

An aerial view of Baton Rouge and the Capitol Lakes from the State Capitol building downtown. (File photo)

Gov. John Bel Edwards today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency as the final step required to classify the heavily contaminated Capitol Lakes as a Superfund site to make them eligible for federal cleanup, oversight and funding. 


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