Comments for LCG seeks emergency funds for bridge repair at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.theind.com Fri, 24 May 2013 21:14:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6451-lcg-seeks-emergency-funds-for-bridge-repair#comment-8518 If I'm wrong on any of this, I won't feel insulted for a correction. - Jason D. Faulk Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:22:55 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6451-lcg-seeks-emergency-funds-for-bridge-repair#comment-8517 Those old highway designations probably date back to a time before the present US 90, when Surrey Street ran directly into the end of General Mouton, which exits between the car dealership, and when the "Plantation Road" ran from that area along the railroad track all the way to Broussard where it goes through town where it meets at that narrow angle split on Main street south of the track crossing. The LA 94 Spur was simply a way to connect airport access with Jefferson/Simcoe/Moss/Mudd/Carmel for network connectivity for the road which heads out to Breaux Bridge. The airport has been there in some form since the 1930's at least. - Jason D. Faulk Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:22:20 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6451-lcg-seeks-emergency-funds-for-bridge-repair#comment-8467 Morrow, Surrey Street is a city road and the responsibility of LCG to maintain. The 2.2 mile stretch between the thruway and Jefferson Street used to be a state highway (La. 728-8), but was among six+ miles of roadway LCG took over from the state in 2008 (the state DOTD has a statutory limit on how many miles of road it can be responsible for maintaining) in order to get the Ambassador Caffery extension funded with state money. LCG also took over a tenth of a mile of Simcoe (formerly known, I kid you not, as the La. 94 Spur) near Pontiac Point and 4.4 miles of Kaliste Saloom. - Walter Pierce, Managing Editor Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:21:40 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6451-lcg-seeks-emergency-funds-for-bridge-repair#comment-8429 This is so FNG odd, we the smart tax-payers work to maintain a certain manner of life, while the uneducate and frivilous types collect support from the taxes we pay for the U.S. Govt. to support their lazy asses, while and those of us who live within our means even save a few dollars for the day when we must repair a bridge of our own. But not our Govt., the couillions never, never, have a FNG dollar to repair, Patch, or Retar potholes........How strange how these IDIOTS run around scratching their hind-side every other day, upon awaking and finding that the coffers are EMPTY! But! The show will go on, asv Joey would say . ! See ya at the Gallery, Greenman $ Surveyman wid mah lady................. - HARDHAT Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:34:02 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/6451-lcg-seeks-emergency-funds-for-bridge-repair#comment-8421 Did Lafayette receive any "stimulus" money back when? Use that dadgum money to repair that bridge. I guess its more important to build new access roads in upper Lafayette than to make sure traffic can safely travel through. I'm wondering though, is that the City's responsiblility? I know some state roads run through the city and I wonder if that is a possibility? If that's a state bridge, well, city govt will have to take care of it 'cause the state hasn't been able to do anything with Verot Schl Rd or E Broussard Rd in over 20 yrs, so a little brige doesn't stand a chance in hell of getting stae attention. - Morrow Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:58:09 +0100