An estimated 25,000 acres of farmland is expected to be destroyed if the decision is made to open the Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish. LSU Ag Center county agent Mike Carriere (Carry-aye) says farmers who own property that could soon be swamped by diverted Mississippi River water will take a bath financially..
A proposal to add an HOV lane to a heavily trafficked stretch of I-12 between Walker and the I-10/12 split heads to the Governor’s desk. Livingston Senator Dale Erdey (Err-dee) says this should shave time off the commute of everyone driving in and out of Baton Rouge from the east.
Work is expected to begin in fall.
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The roads will be stuffed with drivers this weekend as AAA estimates 3.9 million drivers head out on vacation across the Gulf South for the Memorial Day weekend…