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Council backs resolution on traffic lights and discusses long‑term decommissioning plan for Galliano Bridge
Summary
The council adopted a resolution requesting state DOTD move traffic signals to the new airport corridor and debated the future of the 70‑year‑old Galliano Bridge; parish president said there is no written decommissioning plan but the long‑term intent is to decommission the bridge when the new airport corridor bridge opens.
The council passed a resolution asking Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to consider relocating red/green traffic lights from Saint Joseph Church and the Galliano Bridge to the airport corridor adjacent to the new bridge. Councilman Lorraine framed the resolution as a safety measure, recounting decades of requests for traffic control at dangerous intersections and urging support.
Council members then discussed longer-term plans for the Galliano Bridge itself. Councilman Lorraine asked whether the bridge would remain in place, be moved or be auctioned; Parish President Mitch Oseron said the parish currently has no written plan and lacks funds to decommission the structure, and that the "long term plan is that the bridge will be decommissioned" once the new airport‑corridor bridge is open and debt associated with the road sales‑tax district is retired. The resolution on traffic lights passed 8–0 with one absence; no immediate funds or detailed decommissioning actions were adopted at the meeting.
