The Southern Hills aquifer is threatened by salty groundwater moving north across the Baton Rouge Fault. The underground rift roughly follows Interstates 10 and 12. The aquifer is the Baton Rouge ...

The Southern Hills aquifer, the area's main source of drinking water, has faced a long-term threat from salt water moving north underground across the Baton Rouge Fault, a geological crack that ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Aquifers deep underground supply the drinking water for most of the capital region. As the freshwater is pumped out of the ground, salt water begins to creep closer to ...