Narrowing the list of possible sites for a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge has triggered more questions, including the pace of the planning and how motorists will get to the ...

The bridge has been a traffic sore spot for year in a metro area where gridlock is a near daily occurrence. About 150,000 cars and trucks use the bridge daily. "Baton Rouge punches above its weight ...

A new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge would mostly benefit local motorists because they make up more than 80% of traffic on the Interstate 10 bridge today, consultants told a state ...

Erecting a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge is suddenly a hot topic. Gov. John Bel Edwards said last week that there is no greater infrastructure priority in Louisiana. Area ...

As a state panel mulls the ideal location for a new Mississippi River bridge in the capital region, a recent study revealed that 80% of daily drivers using the existing Interstate 10 bridge are local ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than $148 million for Louisiana teacher pay raises, $500 million toward construction of a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge, and a $550 million replenishment of ...

Last week, a man's body was found on the old Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge; since then his girlfriend, her son and other family members have been arrested in the case. Family members of the ...

CHARGES. ALSO NEW FROM BATON ROUGE AND TWO TEENS ARE FACING NEW CHARGES, INCLUDING ONE WHO INVESTIGATORS SAY ESCAPED FROM THE BRIDGE CITY CENTER FOR YOUTH. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE PAIR WAS SPOTTED ARMED ...

More than $148 million for Louisiana teacher pay raises, $500 million toward construction of a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge, and a $550 million replenishment of the state’s ...