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Lakeview residents voice concerns over city’s new flood reduction project

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Neighbors are taking a stand against a drainage project.

City leaders said the goal is to redirect the floodwaters out of Lakeview and Lake Vista, through City Park.

Residents expressed several concerns including cost and maintenance.

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