WWL reports on the Louisiana Transportation Task Force’s final report on improving transportation infrastructure. Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson, the task force co-chair, tells the station that lawmakers have to find new revenue sources to fund the $700 million in annual construction and maintenance expenditures recommended by the task force. Wilson calls a gas tax increase “part of whatever the solution is,” but he adds that the state will also have to look at bonds, tolling and public-private partnerships.
The Advocate (Baton Rouge) reports that the answers to three key questions will determine whether the Louisiana task force’s recommendation will become a reality.