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Loudest voice in legislature for a new MS River bridge leaving state senate
June 1, 2022 12:51 PM
BATON ROUGE - Rick Ward, the westside lawmaker who was instrumental in pushing for a new river bridge, will leave the legislature. Ward told WBRZ Wednesday, he had a job that was too good to pass up. He said he was not leaving the Louisiana Senate for politics... more » -
As legislative session looms, fight over Mississippi River Bridge funding brews Play Video
March 11, 2022 11:32 PM
BATON ROUGE - As lawmakers return to the State Capitol for the legislative session, which opens Monday, a battle over proposed funding for a new Mississippi River Bridge has already begun. In the executive budget proposal unveiled in January, Gov. John Bel Edwards proposes setting aside $500 million in... more » -
In latest estimate, DOTD says Mississippi River bridge project to cost $2 billion Play Video
February 23, 2022 10:59 PM
BATON ROUGE - The project to construct a new bridge over the Mississippi River is now expected to cost $2 billion, state transportation officials said Wednesday. The latest price tag for the long-awaited project was unveiled as the Department of Transportation and Development presented its latest budget during a... more » -
See design options for part of new I-10 widening project over City Park Lake
August 4, 2021 6:28 PM
BATON ROUGE - DOTD wants feedback on four design options for the span of I-10 that will eventually cross over City Park Lake. The design comes as the state works on its huge redevelopment of I-10 from the west side of the river to the I-10/12 Split, the largest... more » -
Locations for new Mississippi River Bridge expected to be narrowed in early 2020 Play Video
October 21, 2019 9:37 PM
BATON ROUGE – The Capital Area Road and Bridge District, formed in 2018, met Monday at the State Capitol. While the agenda mostly focused on housekeeping items, significant steps towards a new Mississippi River Bridge could be just months away. “This is the best effort I’ve seen to kind of... more » -
Jim Bernhard announces name for potential new bridge Play Video
December 10, 2018 2:14 PM
BATON ROUGE - A prominent businessman who previously said he would back a loan needed to build a new bridge across the Mississippi River Bridge has unveiled a name and logo for the potential project. Jim Bernhard, of Bernhard Capital Partners, told the Baton Rouge Press Club Monday the... more » -
Jim Bernhard says in live radio interview today, he'd back the loan for a new bridge Play Video
December 6, 2018 10:48 AM
BATON ROUGE – Jim Bernhard, prominent businessman and one of the wealthiest people in Baton Rouge and founder of Shaw Group, which he sold for $3 billion in 2012, said off-the-cuff on a morning radio show Thursday, he’d back the loan needed to build a new bridge across the Mississippi... more » -
Frustrated commuters call for officials to 'raise hell' after Sunshine Bridge closure Play Video
October 19, 2018 7:10 PM
PLAQUEMINE- Commuters fighting hour-long waits in traffic want to see more done to alleviate the headaches they now face, including the construction of a new bridge. It comes one week after the Sunshine Bridge closed indefinitely after a crane barge crashed into it. Iberville Parish President Mitch Ourso said... more » -
Electrician will climb the New Bridge to fix lighting issue Play Video
July 26, 2018 12:34 PM
BATON ROUGE – A stoic electrician will have to climb the New Bridge to check the electrical system that has caused outages of the decorative lights over the river. For weeks, there have been sporadic black holes in the shimmering lights attached to the I-10 bridge structure. Last month,... more » -
Decorative lights on I-10s New Bridge failing, leaving the bridge in the dark Play Video
July 3, 2018 5:53 PM
BATON ROUGE – The iconic shimmer of lights from the New Bridge likely won’t be as shiny when the city celebrates Independence Day – also the 23rd anniversary of the decorative lights casting a brilliant spell over the Mississippi River. The city, tasked with keeping the lights on after... more » -
State announces I-10 expansion from the New Bridge to the split Play Video
January 11, 2018 7:03 PM
BATON ROUGE – In potentially the most significant interstate development since the Horace Wilkinson Bridge was built in the 1960s, the state announced Friday it is moving forward with a sweeping widening project – expanding and adding additional lanes on I-10 between the Mississippi River and the I-10/I-12 split east... more » -
Long, long list of projects could mean a new bridge in 30 years
November 19, 2015 6:16 PM
BATON ROUGE – A 30 year transportation dream still includes a new bridge across the Mississippi River in the capital area, but it's on a long list that is second to another long list of other projects DOTD released to lawmakers Thursday. "This plan provides the vision for our... more »