Paul Vaught News Today

A new bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge has been talked about for years. Louisiana is moving ahead with the project, which could cost around $3 billion.

SUNSHINE - For the first time, were getting an inside look at one of three sites DOTD is considering for the new Mississippi Bridge. Officials within the next couple of months will start the environmental study process on all three.

The public will get its first look at 15 possible crossings for a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge in the spring of 2022, officials said Monday. The list is then set to be trimmed to three possible crossings by the summer of that year. Officials of the state Department of Transportation and Development and Atlas Technical Consultants LLC, which has a $5 million contract to do preliminary work on the project, made the comments during a meeting of the Capital Area Road and B...