Louisiana roads get funding increase

[Trucking News]

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed a bill into law that will gradually boost aid for roads and bridges throughout the state. Before wrapping up a special session in March, House and Senate lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill touted by the governor to increase funding for transportation by $636 million during the next five years. The revenue will be routed from the state treasury.

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[swampangel]

Well maybe now we might have someone in the Governors office who won't pocket the money we pay for road taxes.

 

[YourAutoSupply]

Thank God!

Our roads are terrible.

They wouldn't have to keep wasting money if they would do things correctly, for example: The state re-paved a street in my neighborhood, one week after they "finished" the job, they were back to bust the entire road up again to start over.