The Discount Zone gas station and convenience store property, located at the intersection of Tiger Bend Road and OId Jefferson Highway, has been sold to a local entity for $1.1 million.
Work crews have resumed making the repairs and upgrades to Corporate Boulevard that were put on hold in early December, when the project was halted to ease traffic congestion during the busy holiday shopping season.
Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says that although he supports, in concept, a preliminary proposal to raise the state’s gasoline tax to fund needed construction projects, he is concerned about language in the plan that calls for “reforming” the way his department operates.