TALLULAH, La. (KTVE/KARD)– The city of Tallulah’s water treatment plant just received $7.7 million from the USDA in efforts to rehabilitate the plant.
The News Star of Monroe reports, of the $9.1 million being invested in rural Louisiana, Tallulah was allocated the biggest chunk of those funds.
USDA’s investment will be used to restore the town’s 65-year-old water treatment plant.
“From time to time, we’ve had some breakdowns because the plant is about 60 years old.” Tallulah Mayor Charles Finlayson said. “The biggest problem we have is the lye in the water…But the plant is up and running, and we haven’t had any — knock on wood — we’ve had very few problems lately.”