BATON ROUGE — The bridge that used to connect the Mississippi Riverfront in downtown Baton Rouge to the now-relocated Belle of Baton Rouge riverboat casino collapsed Friday.
The floating buoy that was between two former pedestrian bridges near the river failed, causing the collapse, officials said.
Belle of Baton Rouge casino officials said they do not expect additional damage to the structure because of the way it is secured to concrete portion of the level. Despite there being little concern of people going onto the now-damaged walkway, security is posted to make sure no one goes onto it…