Last forum set May 3 on new river bridge
By John Dupont
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The Louisiana House moved a budget package Thursday that gives K-12 public teachers and university faculty members pay raises. It also leaves hundreds of millions of public dollars with no specific spending purpose.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will continue community meetings through next week to answer questions and solicit public comment on the location of a proposed new Mississippi River Bridge.
The big novelty cheque was only the tip of the iceberg for a story that started more than three years ago.
The proposed Louisiana budget that the House approved Thursday includes $600 million with no specific purpose