IBERVILLE PARISH - One church in St. Gabriel is concerned about a proposed location for DOTD's new bridge, saying the site would cut across its property.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, DOTD held meetings in Iberville Parish to discuss progress regarding a new Mississippi River Bridge and show the three proposed locations for the bridge. The bridge would be located south of the Mississippi River Bridge and connect LA 1 and LA 30. DOTD said it is expected to cost around $2 billion dollars.

Many residents agreed that something needed to be done about the traffic congestion.

"We need another bridge; we have so much traffic coming through. The plant is unbelievable, a lot of that plant traffic will go across this new bridge. We're just upset it has taken so long to do it," Plaquemine Resident Dav

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