The toll is a necessary evil if Louisiana drivers want to build a new one. A trucking association is not happy about paying what they call a double tax.
In response to the impending winter weather, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced the closure of Interstate 49 near the state line.
Louisiana's DOTD has authorized an extension for the public/private partnership that wants to build a new I-10 bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles.