Louisiana's I-49 funding solidified

The Louisiana Senate Finance Committee Sunday adopted clarifying language yesterday that $60 million in new funding in the $1.9 billion surplus spending bill must be spent on I-49 construction from I-220 north to the Arkansas line. An additional $15 million in cash from the state's Unclaimed Property Fund must go into savings account for I-49, thanks to legislation from Rep. Roy Burrell, D-Shreveport. Here's today's Shreveport Times article.