The six lakes — City Park, University, Campus, College, Crest and Erie — were created in the 1930s when a cypress swamp on the property was cut down. To help keep the lakes from reverting to swamp, workers could use dredging equipment to remove much of the sediment that has accumulated over the decades. An attempt in the 1980s to dredge the lakes without draining them ran into problems because of myriad stumps left underwater after the swamp was cleared. John Spain, executive vice president of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/1uRY5NB ) there are two scenarios. Lakeshore Civic Association President George Bayhi says his group, whose members live around four of the lakes, hasn't yet officially met to discuss what they'd like to see done.