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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 100
BY REPRESENTATIVES ST. GERMAIN, BARROW, BERTHELOT, BILLIOT,
BROADWATER, CARTER, DIXON, FOIL, GUILLORY, HARRISON,
HOWARD, IVEY, LEGER, MILLER, PRICE, REYNOLDS, RICHARD,
SCHEXNAYDER, AND SMI TH
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to begin a study of
the feasibility and assess the advisability of the construction of the West Bank
Connector to provide a solution to traffic problems and economic development
shortfalls along the West Bank of the Mississippi River.
WHEREAS, improvements to LA 1 and LA 3127 have been on the drawing board
for years but have lacked a major push that has propelled the projects to advance; and
WHEREAS, the flooding of I-10 and Airline Highway on the east side of the
Mississippi River during Hurricane Isaac demonstrated there is a need for an alternate
western route, and the West Bank Connector provides a key evacuation route in Southeast
Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the addition of a bridge over the Mississippi River in Iberville Parish
not only opens up industrial development and facilitates the movement of industrial workers,
but also opens up key areas of South Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, and Iberville Parish;
and
WHEREAS, increased accessibility will provide significant traffic relief for those
residents commuting to the West Bank for work or traveling towards Lafayette and will help
relieve traffic traveling through LSU on Nicholson Drive to cross the New I-10 Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the West Bank Connector provides a compelling alternative to long-
term attempts to develop a bypass around Baton Rouge. ENROLLEDHCR NO. 100
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development, in consultation with
local governing authorities, to begin a study of the feasibility and development of the West
Bank Connector.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE