False River News

• 2019
  • LDWF to lower water levels for False River (7/29/2019)
  • Crews getting ready to dredge north side of False River (2/18/2019)
  • The North Flat floating dredge pipeline layout is released by PEC and the dredging contractor (4/1/2019)
  • Could once-dying False River be one of the most productive fisheries in the country again?, The Advocate (3/13/2019)
  • False River dredging project, The Advocate (1/7/2019)
• 2018
  • LDWF Continues Improvements to False River with the Installation of Gravel Fish Spawning Beds (8/15/2018)
• 2017
  • False River Rains, The Advocate (10/28/2017)
  • False River Restoration Continues, Bassmaster (10/2/2017)
  • False River set for drawdown dredging, The Advocate (9/3/2017)
  • False River Watershed Council hosts informative open house, The Pointe Coupee Banner (8/3/2017)
  • New regulations target retaining walls, The Advocate (7/12/2017) 
  • Residents may face future limitations, The Advocate (6/25/2017) 
  • PC Police Jury Awards Contract for Constructing Weirs in M-1 Canal, (03/29/2017)
  • Meeting of False River Watershed Council, The Pointe Coupee Banner (03/02/2017)
  • False River drawdown shows promise for fishermen, WAFB (2/23/2017)
  • Next drawdwon for False River undetermined, WBRZ (1/11/2017)
• 2016
  • False River - Sunken Barge Emerges During 2016 Drawdown 
  • False Alarm - Officials say fish kills at False River due to cold weather, not the water level drawdown, The Advocate (11/11/2016)
  • Tens of thousands of dead fish wash up along False River, WAFB(10/22/2016)
  • Outdoors Notebook: False River brochure available, The Advocate (10/12/2016)
  • State delays drawdown of False River, WBRZ (9/8/2016)
  • LDWF Delays Drawdown on False River (9/8/2016)
  • LDWF Schedules Drawdown for False River (8/10/2016)
  • Rehabilitation of False River Ongoing, The Advocate (8/3/2016)
  • False River drawdown plan irks residents, The Advocate (7/5/2016)
  • Draw down in False River next step for restoration, WBRZ (6/20/2016)
  • Engineers to begin siltation control efforts in M1 Canal to start phase II of False River Restoration Plan, The Pointe Coupee Banner (3/3/2016)
• 2015
  • LDWF Enhances Spawning Habitat on False River (12/10/2015)
  • Restoration of False River moving forward, The Pointe Coupee Banner (9/17/2015)
  • Extension sought for completing work on False River containment dike, The Advocate (9/20/2015)
  • Warning issued about dredging zone at south end of the lake, The Pointe Coupee Banner (6/11/2015)
  • Rash of False River bulkhead failures blamed on faulty construction, not drawdown, The Advocate (5/1/2015)
  • False River restoration work is making progress, The Business Journal (3/28/2015) 
  • Drawdown of False River extended another 45 days to help efforts to restore the lake, The Advocate (3/11/2015)
  • 1st phase of False River restoration nearly complete, WBRZ (2/20/2015)
  • The legacy of False River important (2/15/2015)
  • Engineers stick by their opinion that lower water did not cause bulkhead failures, The Pointe Coupee Banner (2/12/2015)
  • Many attendees leave drawdown meeting unsatisfied, The Pointe Coupee Banner (2/5/2015)
  • Officials: Reports of bulkhead failures at False River need more study before blaming the drawdown, The Advocate (1/29/2015)
• 2014
  • Levee Work Begins on False River, WBRZ (11/24/2014)
  • Drawdown of False River to begin Sept. 2, The Pointe Coupee Banner (8/28/2014)
  • False River to be lowered by 3 feet for 6 months, The Advocate (9/2/2014)
  • Army Corps okays plan to improve False River water quality, The Advocate (5/29/2014)
  • 6,000 bass fingerlings introduced into False River, The Advocate (4/27/2014)
  • Jindal Highlights $2.7M False River Restoration Project, NBC33 (1/30/2014)
  • FRWC discusses efforts to restore False River;(1/22/2014)
  • State working to restore False River fishing, WBRZ (1/22/2014)
  • FRWC to meet January 22nd, Pointe Coupee Reporter(1/16/2014)
  • Meeting on False River revitalization plans scheduled Wednesday (1/21/2014)
  • False River Watershed Council Project Open House 
• 2013
  • False River efforts aim for return to fishing glory days (10/24/2013)
  • Spawning Beds to be Constructed in False River (10/14/2013)
  • Pointe Coupee Police Jury Approves Engineer Scope of Services for False River Restoration Project (9/10/2013)
  • Researcher to Determine Amount of Sediment Entering False River (3/20/2013)
  • Louisiana Sportsman Fishing Report (1/2013)
  • False River flood control argued (1/13/2013)
• 2012
  • False River restocked with redear sunfish (12/12/2012)
  • False River on road to recovery, lawmaker says (12/4/2012)
  • The Advocate - False River yields big haul (11/4/2012)
  • The Advocate - False River, Spillway get new fishing rules (10/14/2012)
  • Local legislators have hope in new False River plan (6/7/2012)
  • The Advocate - Plan gives hope for lake restoration (6/5/2012)
  • The Pointe Coupee Banner - Legislation, cooperation could help ailing False River(5/31/2012)
  • The Advocate - False River revitalization plan unveiled (5/31/2012)
  • KLFY TV 10 - False River Water Quality (5/30/2012)