People enjoy the afternoon weather along University Lake from Milford Wampold Memorial Park, Thursday, May 4, 2023, near LSU in Baton Rouge, La. The LSU Lakes project is one of the most high-profile public projects in Baton Rouge. The project is well underway, but it doesn’t look how many people imagined it would .
.. yet.
This project was created as a result of the 2016 master planning process sponsored by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation which called for path improvements, deepening the lakes — and creating and preserving the six, man-made lakes near LSU. Thousands of people use the lakes and the surrounding areas recreationally weekly, and the project plans to upgrade the public space to match that amount of use. A walker and her canine companions cross Dalrymple Drive near the Interstate 10 overpass as they go for an evening walk along City Park Lake, Thursday, May 4, 2023, near LSU in Baton Rouge, La.
“Ultimately the goal is to make them [the lakes] healthy, make them beautiful — and make them safe,” said John Spain, senior adviser to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. Construction on . Phase 1, scheduled to be completed by the end of July is 95% completed as of July 31 according to Mark Goodson, principal and resilience practice lead of CSRS, one of the lead project advisers.
This phase planned to tackle the dredging of City Park Lake and Lake Erie (the two lakes owned by the city of Baton Rouge) and then create living shorelines along those lakes. Other component.