By Sean Duffy Big River Coalition Executive Director The Mississippi River Ship Channel Deepening to 50 Feet Project has shed a unique light on the importance of our transportation infrastructure… Read More
Sunshine Bridge
At about 1:40 a.m. October 12, 2018, the mv. Kristin Alexis was headed upriver on the Lower Mississippi River near St. James Parish, La., pushing the crane barge Mr. Ervin,… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard received word around 1:30 p.m. June 16 that a downbound tanker struck the Sunshine Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in St. James Parish, La., at… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) began a week-long public hearing Monday, March 6, at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales, La., to gather evidence… Read More
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) partially reopened the Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River December 1, with one lane open in each direction while repairs continue. The bridge… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard announced November 8 that the agency has opened a formal investigation into the October 12 allision of a barge-mounted crane and the LA 70/Sunshine Bridge over… Read More
The Sunshine Bridge over the Lower Mississippi River, located in St. James Parish, La., between Welcome and Burnside, remained closed to vehicles last week after being struck October 12 by… Read More
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and Keh-Yen Lin, executive vice president of Taiwan-based Formosa Petrochemical Corporation, announced April 23 Formosa’s plans to build a $9.4 billion chemical manufacturing complex in… Read More
