WASHINGTON — Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday asked the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for federal funding to help fund a new bridge over the Mississippi River in Louisiana’s capital region.
While testifying before the committee with other officials, Landry said the current bridge, which connects the two sides of the river via Interstate 10 and must be crossed when traveling between east from Texas, is a necessity.
“Ninety-thousand vehicles move between the state of Texas and the state of Louisiana, carrying commercial transportation,” he said…