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Capital Area Roads & Bridges asks council to allow polling on Mississippi River bridge funding
Summary
An appointed designee for the Capital Area Roads and Bridges District asked the parish council to permit a public poll on possible local sales taxes to help fund a proposed new Mississippi River bridge; he said the district is not asking for endorsement of a tax, only permission to gauge public receptivity.
Wally Rivera, a designee for the Capital Area Roads and Bridges District (CARBd), briefed the Livingston Parish Council on Aug. 14 and asked that the district be allowed to poll parish residents about potential local funding options for a proposed Mississippi River crossing south of Interstate 12.
"CARBd was created in 2018 for the purpose of planning, finance, and building of the new Mississippi River bridge crossing and connectors," Rivera said. He described the project area as south of I-12 and north of Sunshine River Bridge,…
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