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Local leaders push to protect Mississippi River bridge funding as legislators weigh scope for LA 30 expansion
Summary
At the District 61 hearing, local officials urged lawmakers not to reallocate funds dedicated to the New Mississippi River Bridge South and debated whether vehicle-sales‑tax revenues could be used to pay for LA 30 and LA 1 expansions; DOTD said current statute limits spending to the bridge and its approaches and any change would require legislative action.
Local officials and legislators used the Oct. 23 Senate Transportation hearing to press DOTD and the committee on the New Mississippi River Bridge South and how dedicated funds can be used for nearby highway expansions.
Iberville Parish and other local leaders told the committee they want to avoid repurposing bridge funds. One speaker noted that roughly $300,000,000 is currently in a DOTD account for the bridge and raised projections of future bonding revenue; they warned that diverting those dollars would delay a project many say has been under discussion for…
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