by Terez Gautreau | Mar 15, 2016 | In the News
In terms of mileage, Interstate 49 between Lafayette and New Orleans is one of the most complete of incomplete projects. More than 100 miles of the 160-mile highway, a goal of state planners and business leaders for decades, already is either up to federal interstate...
by Terez Gautreau | Feb 29, 2016 | In the News
A poll of 500 likely voters in Lafayette Parish found that 81 percent think it’s important to complete Interstate 49 South through Lafayette, the regional economic development group One Acadiana announced Thursday. About 55 percent of those polled believe the I-49...
by Terez Gautreau | Feb 24, 2016 | In the News
As plans advance for the Interstate 49 Connector, Lafayette, Louisiana, might soon find out. A rendering of a possible I-49 design from a “Blue Book” study of the connector corridor done in 1999. University of Louisiana-Lafayette / LCG/MPO Lafayette,...
by Terez Gautreau | Feb 24, 2016 | In the News
Local engineers are offering their own plan on how to connect Interstate 49 through the city with less impact to surrounding neighborhoods. Members of the Acadiana Planning Commission and Lafayette Consolidated Government presented their alternate proposed plan last...
by Terez Gautreau | Feb 24, 2016 | In the News
Lafayette city-parish planners have proposed a major design change for the Interstate 49 Connector, floating the idea of elevating the interstate as it skirts downtown and scrapping plans for two downtown interchanges. The potential changes address key complaints that...
