BATON ROUGE (AP) — It's all bare earth now, but a big future is envisioned for the property along Mississippi River in Baton Rouge.
The Water Campus is expected to be a national and international hub for river, coastal and delta research.
On Wednesday, government and nonprofit officials gathered to mark the beginning of construction for the project.
The Advocate’s Amy Wold reports the first of three buildings to start construction this year will be the LSU Center for River Studies, which will house a large-scale model of the lower Mississippi River. The model will allow researchers and students to test the river's workings and study the impact of modifications, like coastal restoration diversions.
Money for the project is coming from Coastal Impact Assistance Program money with the building donated to LSU once complete.
