Louisiana’s infrastructure earns ‘C-’ in new statewide report
Louisiana’s public infrastructure received a ‘C-‘ grade in a new report released by the Louisiana section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which highlights progress but also deep challenges due to old systems, bad weather, and lack of funding.
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit, reveals that Louisiana drivers lose $9.9 billion each year due to deteriorating roads, aging bridges, traffic congestion and safety hazards. According to TRIP, it costs Baton Rouge drivers an average of $3,530 each year.…
ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) - A $23.578 million investment in central Louisiana’s growing energy manufacturing sector broke ground Tuesday as the Central Louisiana Regional Port and Louisiana Central hosted a ceremony marking the start of construction on the new DIS-TRAN Packaged Substations (DTPS) manufacturing facility. Located at 600 River Port Road…