Sen. Bill Cassidy-LA (R) the Senate this week with Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy assisting with negotiations on the bipartisan bill. In addition to supplemental spending, the infrastructure bill would fund more than $6 billion for Louisiana’s roads and highways. “And so, it’s not just $6-billion it’s $6-billion on top of that, that which we would otherwise receive. And so, there’s a lot of pent-up demand in Louisiana for roads and bridges. This helps address that pent-up demand,” said Cassidy. Cassidy said the state has more than 16,000 bridges and over 3,400 miles of highway in poor condition. The bill will authorize $6 billion in highway funding for Louisiana over five years.