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  • Work continues on traffic plan for CCC toll plaza

    May 7, 2013 8:36 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - With the Crescent City Connection tolls eliminated, state transportation officials are continuing work on a traffic plan for the toll plaza. Voters rejected a 20-year extension of the tolls Saturday after the second vote on the issue. The Department of Transportation and Development tells The... more »
  • Toll from marathon bombing now more than 120

    April 15, 2013 7:00 PM

    BOSTON - Authorities say bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon have killed two people and injured more than 120. Eight hospitals report that they are treating at least 124 people. Of those, at least 15 are in critical condition. The injuries ranged from cuts and... more »
  • La. seeks federal loan to pay for bridge

    December 21, 2012 4:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State transportation officials are trying to negotiate a $174 million federal loan to ease problems in paying for a toll bridge in south Louisiana. The $371 million bridge, which opened in 2009, is on Louisiana Highway 1 in Leeville and crosses Bayou Lafourche, just west of Grand... more »
  • Tolls will stay after final votes counted

    November 13, 2012 11:55 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - Tolls on the Crescent City Connection will continue for another 20 years after elections officials counted and certified final results Tuesday from the highly contested Nov. 6 referendum. The Times-Picayune reports approval of the extension hung on an eight-vote margin until Tuesday, when the final difference rose... more »
  • Bridge toll extension still in question

    November 7, 2012 5:45 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - It could be this weekend before New Orleans area commuters know whether they will have to keep paying tolls on the Crescent City Connection bridge. Secretary of State figures show a ballot item extending the tolls for 20 years had eight more "yes" votes than "no" votes.... more »
  • Sandy's death toll climbs

    October 30, 2012 12:29 PM

    NEW YORK - The number of dead from the superstorm that struck the Northeast has climbed to 34 -- with many of the victims killed by falling trees. At least 7.4 million people are without power. Lower Manhattan was among the hardest-hit areas after the storm sent a nearly 14-foot... more »
  • Tolls suspended on 2 bridges for Isaac

    August 27, 2012 10:29 AM

    NEW ORLEANS - State transportation officials say toll collection is being suspended on two major bridges in south Louisiana. The suspension affects the Louisiana Highway 1 bridge, an evacuation route for the Grand Isle and Port Fourchon areas along the coast, and the Crescent City Connection, which links the New... more »
  • 2 parishes start process to build new toll road

    August 27, 2012 10:07 AM

    LIVINGSTON - Livingston and Ascension parishes are forming a toll road authority in an attempt to get a toll road built between the two parishes. Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks says the toll road would run between La. Highway 447 in Livingston Parish and Highway 42 in Ascension Parish,... more »
  • Vote on Livingston-Ascension toll route scheduled tonight Play Video

    August 23, 2012 5:45 PM

    LIVINGSTON- The Livingston Parish Council is scheduled to vote tonight on creating a toll authority for the Livingston Ascension Throughway. The project would provide drivers with an alternate route between Airline Highway and Interstate 12. Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks is optimistic the council will back the plan.... more »
  • Audit reveals problems with Leeville toll bridge

    July 30, 2012 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State auditors say an electronic toll collection system implemented on the LA 1 Bridge in Leeville three years ago continues to struggle with glitches that have been preventing it from collecting some toll violations. In a financial report released Monday, the state auditor's office said the Louisiana... more »
  • Toll payment lane on La. 1 bridge boosts payments

    July 18, 2012 3:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The chief financial officer of the Department of Transportation and Development says a troubled toll bridge in coastal south Louisiana has increased its collections by adding a payment lane on site. But DOTD Undersecretary Michael Bridges acknowledged the change last month also has encountered problems, including equipment... more »
  • 2 accidents raise US storm, blackout toll to 26

    July 4, 2012 4:27 PM

    BLUEMONT, Va. - The death toll blamed on storms and the ensuing blackout across the eastern U.S. is now at 26 after two accidents in Virginia. The sheriff's office in Loudoun County, on the Maryland border, said Wednesday a utility worker from Florida crashed after her truck had brake problems.... more »
  • Toll road proposed between Ascension and Livingston Parishes Play Video

    June 12, 2012 5:40 PM

    GONZALES - The proposed toll road connecting Livingston and Ascension Parishes is gaining steam, and construction could become a reality a year from now. An elevated toll way would connect Highway 42 near 933 in Ascension and Highway 447, commonly known as Pete's Highway in Livingston. Parish leaders... more »
  • Westbank Expressway gets support from Ascension Parish

    January 23, 2012 10:23 PM

    GONZALES- The Ascension Parish Council is supporting an idea that would create an expressway on the Westbank of the Mississippi from I-10 in Port Allen to I-310 in Boutte. Highway 3127 currently starts at Highway 70 in Donaldsonville and runs south to Boutte. Parish leaders and lawmakers say the... more »
  • Death toll rises in Baghdad explosions

    December 22, 2011 7:31 AM

    BAGHDAD (AP) - A series of explosions rocked Baghdad Thursday morning, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds more. Iraqi officials say the death toll has climbed to 57 and nearly 200 people were wounded in the attacks. Two roadside bombs exploded in western Baghdad while another blast... more »
  • Holden: Loop moving forward

    July 11, 2011 5:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden said planning for the loop is moving forward, yet Iberville, Ascension and Livingston Parishes have pulled out. The next phase of planning includes a "northern bypass" between the two remaining parishes on board, East and West Baton Rouge. West... more »
  • La. construction budget: No money for BR toll loop

    June 24, 2011 5:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The legislature dealt another blow to the proposed toll loop around Baton Rouge. Funding for the project was not included in the $2.7 billion construction budget. Iberville, Ascension and Livingston Parish Presidents opposed to loop for various reasons. East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden... more »
  • Explosion at Japan nuke plant, disaster toll rises

    March 12, 2011 11:11 AM

    IWAKI, Japan- An explosion shattered a building housing a nuclear reactor Saturday, amid fears of a meltdown, while across wide swaths of northeastern Japan officials searched for thousands of people missing more than a day after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The confirmed death toll from Friday's twin disasters... more »
  • N.O. tolls used to pay Leeville bridge bill

    January 5, 2011 10:23 AM

    NEW ORLEANS- Louisiana Transportation Secretary Sherri LeBas (luh-BAH) says toll revenue from the Crescent City Connection was improperly used to pay nearly $60,000 in bills for the toll bridge in Leeville. LeBas says the New Orleans bridge's account will be repaid from the state transportation trust fund. The... more »
  • 2 parish presidents pitch toll road

    November 25, 2010 1:56 PM

    The presidents of Livingston and Ascension parishes have begun a push to build a toll road linking their parishes. Huey Dugas of the Capital Area Planning Commission says a road between La. 933 and La. 447 would be a feasible project. If built, Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez... more »
  • Livingston, Ascension Parish officials considering toll road

    November 16, 2010 8:03 PM

    GONZALES – Officials in Livingston and Ascension parishes are looking into building a toll road between them to relieve traffic congestion. Ascension Parish President Tommy Martinez has been in talks with Livingston Parish President Mike Grimmer about the road, which would extend from South Walker Road at La. 16 to... more »
  • Leeville Bridge handling less traffic

    October 15, 2010 12:35 PM

    Officials say a new toll bridge in Lafourche Parish is handling less traffic than predicted. Michael Bridges, undersecretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development, says the issue involves the $161 million Leeville bridge over Bayou Lafourche on La. Highway 1, which began collecting fees in July 2009. Most... more »
  • Death toll rises from Tennessee floods

    May 6, 2010 2:25 PM

    The death toll now stands at 20, after officials in Tennessee have confirmed another person being killed from the floods. Police in Memphis had been looking for 32 year-old Terrance Williams, who went missing after his car ran into flood waters. However, police have not released the identity... more »
  • Loop losing parish support

    April 14, 2010 10:47 AM

    Just days after News 2 brought you a story about the proposed toll-road loop around Baton Rouge losing support in the Legislature, News 2 has learned that most of the parish presidents in the loop area could be out as well. News 2's Luke Margolis will have more on... more »
  • New bridge pulls in $1.9M in tolls

    February 24, 2010 5:28 AM

    State transportation officials say drivers paid $1.9 million in tolls during the first six months that the new Leeville bridge has been open. That's less than the $2.4 million the state had hoped to take in by this time on the Tomey J. Doucet bridge, but it's still within the... more »

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