BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The site of the new Mississippi River Bridge won’t be selected until mid-2025, according to state transportation officials. The Capital Area Road and Bridge ...

The state expects ... for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, praised the governor’s proposal. "Having additional funding in place to build a new Mississippi River bridge in the capital region is ...

At a meeting Monday of the Capital Area Road ... multibillion-dollar bridge project, which is expected to ease traffic in Baton Rouge and the West Mississippi River bank, as well as deliver ...

A pair of barges loose on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge ... bridge to close as a precaution, according to WAFB. Authorities say 25 barges that had dislodged along the river in and near the ...

There could soon be a new way to cross the Mississippi River ... ahead with a plan to build a new bridge across the river near the state capital of Baton Rouge. Planners and advocates say it ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The hopes of a new Mississippi River bridge could soon become ... important infrastructure project for the state than a new bridge in Baton Rouge south of what we call ...

Using a fast-tracked public feedback process, Louisiana transportation officials have narrowed down the options for a new Mississippi River bridge ... at the State Capitol. The commissioners represent ...

As a state panel mulls the ideal location for a new Mississippi River bridge ... only 15% of daily bridge traffic. Only 18% of eastbound motorists pass through the Baton Rouge metropolitan area ...

John Bel Edwards endorsed two ways to finance state transportation projects Wednesday, including a new bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. One of the resolutions calls for the state ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The recently created Capital Area ... begin on a new bridge. The district, charged with finding new and creative ways to fund a third Mississippi River crossing, put ...

The Mississippi River reached its highest level of the spring season in Baton Rouge on Thursday ... Federal river gauges in the capital city recorded the river’s crest at just over 42.2 feet.