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• Mayor touts proposed tram as futuristic; expected to ask for funding Wednesday

  June 21, 2016 9:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - At a community meeting to discuss his proposed tram project, Mayor Kip Holden touted the project as something that will bring the city into the future. The proposed Tramlink BR line would run along Nicholson from LSU toward downtown and jumps to St. Ferdinand via Europe... more »

• Area leaders push for passenger rail service Play Video

  September 16, 2015 6:03 PM

  GONZALES - Area leaders met today to show their support for a passenger rail service. It would build stations in Gonzales, Baton Rouge, Kenner and New Orleans. Despite the overwhelming support, leaders have not disclosed how much the system would cost. A March 2014 study estimates the service would... more »