Upgrades Coming to Johnston St, Bertrand Dr.

[ZoomZoom]

The parking situation at Moncus Park is a result of poor planning and they expected local businesses to play nice and let people going to the park occupy their parking lots. I think UL shouldn't have let this property go and instead found a way to develop it to generate cash flow.

Making improvements to Johnston Street will require millions upon millions of dollars to make a meaningful impact. Frankly, LCG doesn't have the money to make it happen. So, they float the idea of giving Johnston Street a "road diet" between UL and Downtown to make this area walkable and link the two. I expect said road diet to create traffic chaos, but we must keep promoting the idea that downtown is hip and trendy and everyone should flock there.

Zoom Zoom, you, and I both know LCG is broken. There have been years of fuzzy accounting going on and until the parish is fully consolidated or LCG is dissolved the "loans" will continue.

Want an example how the parish has f’ed over the CoL? Willow Street between University and Ambassador. All was ready for a 5 lane concrete road. Consolidation happens, the current 2 lane blacktop road was done. I asked what happened, and the exact quote I got was “blacktop was good enough for the parish, it’s good enough for the city.” That was just the beginning.

[Louisiana84]

These are your tax dollars paying for something you don’t want, won’t use, and can’t afford. The greatest good for the greatest number? I think not.

[ZoomZoom]

And the two parish tax renewals fail in today’s election.

[CajunT]

And the two parish tax renewals fail in today’s election.

People are tired of politicians lying and saying after elections that priorities have changed.

[ZoomZoom]

People are tired of politicians lying and saying after elections that priorities have changed.

Bankruptcy is an option. And it’s not up to the CoL to fix.

[CajunT]

Bankruptcy is an option. And it’s not up to the CoL to fix.

You mean like the Parish Government at one time?

[ZoomZoom]

You mean like the Parish Government at one time?

Yup. The average voter that thought consolidation meant funds combined so they voted for this mess didn’t do their homework.

Technically, the two should never be in the same account, or “legally” misappropriated. But…

[RaginCajun77]

And the two parish tax renewals fail in today’s election.

Can't say I'm shocked. It's time to end the faux consolidated government.

[Louisiana84]

Can't say I'm shocked. It's time to end the faux consolidated government.

Goodness knows "consolidated government" has been anything but...

[Duckster]

A lot of money was spent in the early 90's to better connect Congress beyond downtown directly to the Thruway. Now on a road diet so that taxpayer funded progress was undone. Now the City is proposing a road diet for another major arterial roadway, Johnston St.? This makes no sense whatsoever. Beautify it, repair sidewalks, improve lighting and cross walks, OK but don't go crazy. These major arteries need to move traffic, not reduce lanes.