BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill that would honor one of Louisiana’s most celebrated writers by naming part of a highway after him is moving through the State Capitol.
Senate Bill 104 would rename part of Louisiana Highway 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish as the Ernest J. Gaines Memorial Highway.
The proposal has already passed the Louisiana Senate and the House Transportation Committee unanimously and is now making its way to the House floor…