A proposed Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge could be named after President Trump. House Transportation has approved legislation by Monroe Representative Michael Echols to name the new bridge the “President Donald J. Trump Expressway.” Echols says naming the bridge after the President could result in securing the needed three-billion dollars in federal funding for construction.
Cut 4 (12) “…of that reality.”
The bill passed on a 12-to-2 vote.
Shreveport Democrat Joy Walters voted against the legislation. Walters suggested that naming the bridge after the current President should be an idea coming from Louisiana’s congressional delegation. She also asked Echols if he was trying to score political points for his run to replace Republican Julia Letlow in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District.
Cut 5 (10) “…get his attention.”
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The Department of Insurance released the benchmarks for hurricane premium discounts for those with fortified roofs. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Two people were cited following the shooting of a whooping crane in Evangeline Parish. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries whooping crane biologists reported the bird’s transmitter stopped sending date February 28th…the dead bird was found in a crawfish pond off Millers Lake Road. After an investigation, officials cited the two men with violating the migratory bird treaty act.