DISTRICT 14 John C. “Jay” Morris State Representative
Transcript of DISTRICT 14 John C. “Jay” Morris State Representative
DISTRICT 14 John C. “Jay” MorrisState Representative
DISTRICT PROFILE
DISTRICT NEEDS
840-6
833
593
143
2
140
553
139
139
134
1257
134
834
136
591
140
134
554
590
140
599
543142
Breard
Log Cabin
Guthrie
MONROE
Perryville
Sheltons
Twin Oaks
Wardville
STERLINGTON
425
165
165
425
ARKANSAS
HIGHWAY NEEDS0 42 MILES
0 4 82 KILOMETERS
HOUSE DISTRICT 14Rep. Jay Morris
CITIES, TOWNS,AND COMMUNITIES
PARISH SEATSDEFICIENT BRIDGESCLOSED BRIDGES LIMITED AIRPORT
MAJOR AIRPORTDEEP DRAFT PORTEMERGING PORTSHALLOW DRAFT PORT
LOCAL ROADSHOUSE DISTRICTPARISH LINESWATER
STATE ROUTES
RailwaysHIGHWAY NEEDS
OF ROADWAY NEED REPAIR132 MILES
NEED REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT11 BRIDGES
DISTRICT NEEDS TOTAL$88 M
AIRPORTS4
PORTS1
BRIDGES77
MILES1594
1010
964
1263
67
67
68
68
3057
412
412
1209
952
19
19
19
954
3057
66
3113
965
965
963
957
964
955
958
956
960
967
955
63
63
955
966
421
421
959
Alice
Bayou Sara
Blairstown
Bluff Creek
Bonn
CLINTON
Cornor
Grays
JACKSON
NORWOOD
Lindsay
Carney
BainsElm Park
Ethel
HamiltonHardwood
McManus
Olive Branch
Plains
Reiley
Rogillioville
ST.FRANCISVILLE
SLAUGHTER
Spillman
Starhill
Turnbull
Wakefield
Weyanoke
61
61
61
MISSISSIPPI
0 42 MILES
0 42 KILOMETERS
HOUSE DISTRICT 62Rep. Kenneth Havard
HIGHWAY NEEDSCITIES, TOWNS,AND COMMUNITIES
PARISH SEATSDEFICIENT BRIDGESCLOSED BRIDGES LIMITED AIRPORT
MAJOR AIRPORTDEEP DRAFT PORTEMERGING PORTSHALLOW DRAFT PORT
LOCAL ROADSHOUSE DISTRICTPARISH LINESWATER
STATE ROUTES
RailwaysHIGHWAY NEEDS
1010
964
1263
67
67
68
68
3057
412
412
1209
952
19
19
19
954
3057
66
3113
965
965
963
957
964
955
958
956
960
967
955
63
63
955
966
421
421
959
Alice
Bayou Sara
Blairstown
Bluff Creek
Bonn
CLINTON
Cornor
Grays
JACKSON
NORWOOD
Lindsay
Carney
BainsElm Park
Ethel
HamiltonHardwood
McManus
Olive Branch
Plains
Reiley
Rogillioville
ST.FRANCISVILLE
SLAUGHTER
Spillman
Starhill
Turnbull
Wakefield
Weyanoke
61
61
61
MISSISSIPPI
0 42 MILES
0 42 KILOMETERS
HOUSE DISTRICT 62Rep. Kenneth Havard
HIGHWAY NEEDSCITIES, TOWNS,AND COMMUNITIES
PARISH SEATSDEFICIENT BRIDGESCLOSED BRIDGES LIMITED AIRPORT
MAJOR AIRPORTDEEP DRAFT PORTEMERGING PORTSHALLOW DRAFT PORT
LOCAL ROADSHOUSE DISTRICTPARISH LINESWATER
STATE ROUTES
RailwaysHIGHWAY NEEDS
Closed BridgesDeficient BridgesRoadway in Need of Repair
LEGEND
FY17-18 Project Improvements with Increased Funding
LA 134 Improvements at US 165 Pre-Construction
US 165 Overlay: South LA 599 to North LA 599 $1,220,000
Megaprojects
I-20 Widening: LA 546 to LA 594 $220,000,000
Ouachita River Bridge $350,000,000
US 84 Widening: Archie to Ferriday $85,000,000
PROJECTS MAP
8 State of Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Investment Plan
BENCHMARKING LOUISIANA
44TH lowest gas tax in the Unites States
$13.1B BACKLOG
50TH ranked state in overall transportation investment
FUNDING THE PLAN $20/mo
(1000 gallons/year)$700M(annual program increase)
The needs are well-documented and indisputable. Louisiana is on the wrong end of most lists concerning infrastructure investment and the impact is severe. Louisiana citizens pay some of the highest automobile insurance rates and significantly more for automobile repairs than our southern neighbors due to a lack of resources to address critical rehabilitation of our existing system. The congestion and backlog continues to grow. Due to the lack of investment, our citizens and visitors waste time and fuel sitting in traffic resulting in reduced productivity and quality of life. There has not been an increase in state fuel tax revenues since 1989, resulting in a 56% reduction in buying power from inflation alone. The trend must be reversed.
THE TIME IS NOW
THE NEED IS GREAT