Governor Announces Review of State Levee System

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday announced plans for a review of the state’s levee system to better prepare for floods and reduce flood risk to people, businesses and critical infrastructure. Sanders said she signed a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of State Lands to conduct the state’s first-ever full inventory of levees. It authorizes the Arkansas Department of Agriculture to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the project under a cost-sharing agreement. State Lands has agreed to provide up to $250,000 as the state’s portion...