Next drawdown for False River undetermined

NEW ROADS- Sunday the gates will close on the south end of False River concluding a several month drainage project aimed at revitalizing the oxbow lake. It's the second "drawdown" in several years, officials say it's necessary while residents argue it's destroying their property."'I'm 100% in favor for what you're doing except the drawdown," said a frustrated resident Wednesday.The drawdowns are part of a much larger rehab project designed to improve water quality at the touris