Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry was in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to ask for help to lower commercial tolls planned for the new Interstate 10-Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. He also spoke about the need for a streamlined federal environmental review process and help in building the I-10 Bridge in Baton Rouge.

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency Saturday in preparation for the winter weather expected to hit Louisiana early next week, when snow is expected to accumulate in some areas. The National Weather Service has issued extreme cold warnings for the state in effect from Monday through Thursday.

Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order that will assist in efforts surrounding the unhoused community.

NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana state troopers began Monday notifying residents of a state-sanctioned unhoused encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway that they will soon have to relocate, per an order from Gov.

Louisiana authorities are clearing homeless encampments around the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl next month. Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.) announced the sweep in an executive order on Monday,

Jeff Landry’s sweeping push to prepare New ... the French Quarter and along Interstate 10 to prepare for “relocation” on Wednesday or else face "enforcement action or legal proceedings."

Projects like port improvements or a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge are tied up for years by bureaucracy, the governor said.

Pursuant to Governor Landry’s Jan. 1, 2025, executive order, the State of Louisiana will work to secure state-maintained interstates, bridges, and transportation lines in addition to ensuring that public streets, sidewalks, and other right of ways in Orleans Parish are in clean, accessible and safe condition.

Gov. Jeff Landry has announced plans to relocate unhoused people in New Orleans ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9.

Emergency funding will support unhoused residents near the Superdome, French Quarter, and major highways with shelter and services.

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