Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts has asked the parish administration to look into what steps would be necessary to have the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway toll increases approved earlier this month by the Causeway Commission put to a vote by Jefferson and St. Tammany Parish residents.
Jeff Parish councilman wants public vote on Causeway tolls
Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts wants a referendum to decide whether the Causeway Commission may raise tolls on the 24-mile bridges over Lake Pontchartrain. Roberts tells WDSU television he’ll ask the Parish Council to discuss the increase.
Debate over Lake Pontchartrain Causeway tolls increase reflects past, looks to future
The first span of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was completed in 1956, when cars sported fins and the postwar suburban explosion was still years away from the north shore. The Causeway and the parishes it connects have changed dramatically since then, but two things from the original span remain: the concrete used to build it and the debt incurred to pay for it.
Intrepid bicyclist nabbed on the Causeway
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway police had more than stormy weather and heavy traffic to deal with Friday afternoon (Aug. 12). At about 3:30 p.m., a man on a bicycle cruised onto the northbound span and made it about a mile before police heard about the stunt and caught up with him.
Now that Causeway Commission has voted for higher tolls, what will parish councils say?
Normally, bond resolutions cruise through the St. Tammany Parish Council like a toll-tag commuter at a Lake Pontchartrain Causeway toll booth — barely slowing down to get the green light.
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway toll hike: 5 things to know
After two and a half years of study, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway officials voted Wednesday night (Aug. 10) to raise the tolls to pay for $103 million in safety improvements, despite objections from many citizens in the audience. But that doesn’t mean it’s a done deal — yet.
Causeway toll controversy shifts to parish councils
MANDEVILLE – Wednesday night’s vote to go forward with safety improvements on the Causeway, at the cost of increasing tolls and the bridge’s debt, is far from final.
With safety in mind, Causeway Commission votes unanimously to hike tolls over Lake Pontchartrain
Driving the 24 miles over Lake Pontchartrain could get more expensive next year after the Causeway Commission voted Wednesday night to increase tolls on the bridge for the first time since 1995.