Among the big-ticket items included are $500,000 to renovate and reopen public bathrooms in the parking garage near Parc Sans Souci, a part of Downtown that has seen some significant investment lately. The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) designed the public restrooms in 2022, using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. LCG is wrapping up its drainage inlets project, the technical term for sewage cutouts on curbs, part of the wider Downtown drainage initiative by former M-P Josh Guillory. LCG looking at Johnston Street for Downtown drainage aid A roughly $12 million design diverts floodwater from Freetown, UL and parts of Downtown into a culvert under Johnston Street, keeping water from Lee Avenue. While the additions are an improvement, Blanchard says he would like to see a little more cohesive planning to address the high-traffic sidewalks and curbs Downtown specifically.