Metro council to vote on drainage standards

BATON ROUGE- Wednesday, the metro council will vote on increased standards for drainage in new developments. Council members Dwight Hudson and Erika Green purposed the changes."There's a balance between protecting the existing homeowners that are out there and making sure we don't do damage to our local economy," Hudson said.Currently, drainage systems in developments are required to handle a 10-year storm. The proposal increases that to a 25-year storm.Also, new developments in a floodplain wo