The City of Carencro has been awarded a $5.5 million loan by the Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health.

The low-interest loan will help improve the city’s water system.

In addition to the loan, Carencro also received a grant from the Drinking Water Capitalization Grant that pays for the first $500,000 of the loan.

Officials say the loan will fund the construction of two new water wells and a new water treatment plant in order to meet the demands of the city’s current population.

LDH officials and the City of Carencro closed the loan on January 23, 2018.