Extreme weather, chronic underfunding and age are conspiring to keep Louisiana's infrastructure falling behind "current and future needs" despite recent federal investments, a national engineering society analysis released Wednesday says.

The American Society of Civil Engineers reached this conclusion and rated all state infrastructure with a "C-" in its new report card , though roads and drinking water systems were given a "D" and bridges a "D+" grade.

The overall "C-" represents a slight improvement from what the society concluded in its 2017 analysis, but the group said the 2025 grade still means "Louisiana’s built environment is not keeping pace," as infrastructure continues to age and is affected "by limited resources and increasingly frequent severe weather events."

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