Fred Raiford, director of transportation for East Baton Rouge Parish, sees upsides and downsides in the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development program that transfers state roads to local ownership. The program, launched in the past decade, gives the city-parish more control over roadways inside the parish and allows local officials to put in sidewalks,
State has transferred sections of 20 roadways to EBR under program
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