HLS 14RS-2887 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, BERTHELOT, FOIL, PRICE, AND
SCHEXNAYDER
HIGHWAYS: Studies the feasibility of the West Bank Connector
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to begin a study of2
the feasibility and assess the advisability of the construction of the West Bank3
Connector to provide a solution to traffic problems and economic development4
shortfalls along the West Bank of the Mississippi River.5
WHEREAS, improvements to LA 1 and LA 3127 have been on the drawing board6
for years but have lacked a major push that has propelled the projects to advance; and7
WHEREAS, the flooding of I-10 and Airline Highway on the east side of the8
Mississippi River during Hurricane Isaac demonstrated there is a need for an alternate9
western route, and the West Bank Connector provides a key evacuation route in Southeast10
Louisiana; and11
WHEREAS, the addition of a bridge over the Mississippi River in Iberville Parish12
not only opens up industrial development and facilitates the movement of industrial workers,13
but also opens up key areas of South Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, and Iberville Parish;14
and15
WHEREAS, increased accessibility will provide significant traffic relief for those16
residents commuting to the West Bank for work or traveling towards Lafayette and will help17
relieve traffic traveling through LSU on Nicholson Drive to cross the New I-10 Bridge; and18
WHEREAS, the West Bank Connector provides a compelling alternative to long-19
term attempts to develop a bypass around Baton Rouge.20 HLS 14RS-2887 ORIGINAL
HCR NO. 100
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby1
urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development, in consultation with2
local governing authorities, to begin a study of the feasibility and development of the West3
Bank Connector.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the5
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.6
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
St. Germain HCR No. 100
Urges and requests DOTD to begin a study of the feasibility of the construction of the West
Bank Connector bridge in Iberville Parish.