BATON ROUGE -- Four types of specialized stormwater little-trap systems are being implemented into the Capitol Lake.

This is all part of the second phase of a litter management plan spearheaded by the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens and the Louisiana Stormwater Coalition.

"It actually started from a resolution that the stormwater coalition got passed through the legislature about five years ago, and that resolution stipulated that the DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) would conduct feasibility studies on litter abatement," LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Director Jeff Kuehny said.

Phase two of this plan launched on Sept. 19, and the installation of these systems is expected to provide a more efficient solution for litter and flood-causing sediments.

"Phase one was doing a tactical cl

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