The Capital Region Legislative Delegation met with Gov. Bobby Jindal today to discuss funding priorities for the 2009 session. The delegation is requesting state dollars for four road projects, in order of priority:
—$15 million for Interstate 10 interchange ramps at Pecue Lane.
—$90 million for widening Interstate 12 from Range Avenue to Walker, plus the Amite River bridge to Range portion of I-12 that was left out of the current project.
—$72 million for widening Interstate 10 from Siegen Lane to Highland Road.
—$4 million for I-10 interchange ramps at Commercial Drive in West Baton Rouge Parish.
The delegation also asked for three education infrastructure projects:
—$7.5 million for water line replacement at Southern University.
—$10 million for LSU to buy land near the South Campus.
—$120 million for various Earl K. Long Medical Center projects.
The delegation supports the Baton Rouge Loop, but is not yet requesting money for the highway project. The delegation, which first met in March 2008, includes 25 legislators in nine parishes, not counting the open seat in State Senate District 16.
