The Advocate (Baton Rouge) reports, “Erecting a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge is suddenly a hot topic. Gov. John Bel Edwards said last week that there is no greater infrastructure priority in Louisiana.” The article adds that the project “faces daunting political and financial hurdles” and notes that a gubernatorial task force is looking at ways to finance road and bridge improvements statewide. “Tolls likely would have to be another source of the financing, and a study on that issue would precede any project launch,” the Advocate states.
