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Progress on I-49 South<br />
Acadiana’s top infrastructure project, I-49 South, has strong community support. May 17 was proclaimed<br />
“I-49 South Day” by Governor Edwards and the Louisiana Legislature. A poll commissioned in late <strong>2016</strong> showed<br />
84 percent of likely voters believe completing I-49 South is important to the future of Lafayette Parish.<br />
One Acadiana and I-49 South Coalition joined Gov. John Bel<br />
Edwards, DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson, Sen. Bret Allain, Rep.<br />
Sam Jones, and other key transportation stakeholders from<br />
across the state to receive an update on progress and view<br />
the construction site for the interchange of future I-49 South<br />
and LA 318 in St. Mary Parish.<br />
I-49 South Coalition<br />
takes case to Capitol<br />
Story by Greg Hillburn | USA Today Network<br />
Louisiana’s I-49 South Coalition may be focused on filling the<br />
remaining gaps between Lafayette and New Orleans,<br />
but advocates said the “Energy Corridor” and its significance<br />
stretches all the way to Canada.<br />
“This isn’t just about I-49 South,” said coalition Chairman David Mann, of Lafayette. “It’s bigger than that.<br />
This is about a critical corridor that goes all the way to Winnipeg.”<br />
“It has local, state, national and international significance,” said Jason El Koubi, CEO of One Acadiana.<br />
We advocated across multiple channels, including<br />
a commercial, for the completion of this project.<br />
A ONE ACADIANA FAST FACT: Vermilion Parish is the Home of Downtown Abbeville.
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