Randy Brown, Bossier Press-Tribune
After more than two decades of planning, environmental studies and efforts to secure funding, Bossier Parish officials Thursday announced a $25 million federal grant that will help move the long-planned East-West Corridor project toward construction.
The Bossier Parish Police Jury held a press conference Thursday morning at the Bossier Parish Courthouse in Benton to formally announce the federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD, grant awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation…