Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan Prepared For

FINAL REPORT

Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan prepared for

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

prepared by

December 2003

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Chapter 1 – Introduction 1-1 – 1-5

Chapter 2 – Values, Goals & Objectives 2-1 – 2-6

Chapter 3 –Public Involvement 3-1 – 3-8

Chapter 4 – Socioeconomic Characteristics 4-1 – 4-9

Chapter 5 – Existing Conditions 5-1 – 5-43

Chapter 6 – Summary Analysis of Freight Movement 6-1 – 6-25

Chapter 7 – Transportation Plan Development 7-1 – 7-55

Chapter 8 – Financing 8-1 – 8-35

Chapter 9 –Recommendations 9-1 – 9-18

Appendix A Louisiana Megaprojects Considered in the Update of the LSTP Appendix B Newsletters Appendix C Summary of Written Comments

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3.1 Relationship of Modal Councils in Updating the LSTP 3-2

4.1 Historical Population 4-1 4.2 Parishes 4-4 4.3 Projected Population (Louisiana) 4-9 4.4 Projected Employment 4-9

5.1 Louisiana Major Highway Network 5-2 5.2 Rural Interstate ADT 5-3 5.3 Urban Interstate ADT 5-4 5.4 Percent of Highway Mileage and Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) 5-5 5.5 2001 Crashes: Total vs. State System 5-6 5.6 2001 Crashes by Type 5-6 5.7 Louisiana Total Daily Auto Traffic 5-7 5.8 Louisiana Total Daily Truck Traffic 5-8 5.9 2000 Traffic Congestion Problems 5-10 5.10 Louisiana’s STAA-Designated Truck Network 5-11 5.11 Domestic Tonnage by Mode (LA) 5-12 5.12 Total Domestic Truck Volume (LA) 5-12 5.13 Total Domestic Truck Freight Value (LA) 5-13 5.14 Total Truck Flows for Louisiana 5-16 5.15 Louisiana Airport System 5-18 5.16 Louisiana Rail System 5-22 5.17 Louisiana Rail Line Density 5-25 5.18 Destination of Rail Traffic Originating in Louisiana 5-27 5.19 Origination of Rail Traffic Terminating in Louisiana 5-27 5.20 Louisiana Freight Traffic History 5-28 5.21 Louisiana’s Ports and Waterways 5-30 5.22 Statewide Private Motor Carrier System (FY 00) 5-34 5.23 Lines with Passenger Rail Service 5-36 5.24 Statewide Public Transportation System (FY (99) 5-39

6.1 Louisiana Truck Tonnage by Traffic Type 6-3 6.2 Louisiana Truck Tonnage by Commodity and Type 6-3 6.3 Interstate Louisiana Truck Tonnage by Region 6-4 6.4 Forecasts of Louisiana Truck Tonnages by Traffic Type 6-5 6.5 Louisiana Rail Tonnage by Traffic Type 6-6 6.6 Louisiana Rail Tonnage by Commodity and Traffic Type 6-7 6.7 Interstate Louisiana Rail Tonnage by Region and Traffic Type 6-7 6.8 1999 Louisiana E-W Through Rail Tonnages (a) (b) 6-8 6.9 2030 Louisiana E-W Through Rail Tonnages (a) (b) 6-9 6.10 Forecasts of Louisiana Rail Tonnages by Traffic Type 6-10 6.11 Louisiana Domestic Waterborne Tonnage by Commodity and Traffic Type 6-11 6.12 Louisiana Domestic Waterborne Tonnage by Region 6-12 6.13 Forecasts of Louisiana Domestic Waterborne Tonnages 6-12

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6.14 International Louisiana Waterborne Tonnages 6-13 6.15 Forecasts of Louisiana International Waterborne Tonnages 6-15 6.16 2000 Domestic Tonnage by Airport 6-17 6.17 2000 International MSY Trade Partners by Airport 6-18 6.18 2000 International Trade Partners by Region 6-19 6.19 2000 Louisiana Non-Mail Air Cargo Tonnage 6-21 6.20 Louisiana Air Cargo Forecast 2000-2020 by Airport 6-23 6.21 Louisiana Domestic Air Cargo Forecast 6-24 6.22 Louisiana International Air Cargo Forecast 6-25

7.1 Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation – Interstate 7-2 7.2 Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation – NHS 7-3 7.3 Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation – SHS 7-4 7.4 Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation – RHS 7-5 7.5 Percentage of Bridges and Deck Areas by Category, 2000 7-6 7.6 Louisiana Bridges in Poor Condition by Type 7-7 7.7 2001 Crashes: Total vs. State System 7-8 7.8 2001 Crashes by Type 7-8 7.9 TIMED Projects 7-10 7.10 2030 Daily Rural Vehicle Volume 7-11 7.11 2000 Traffic Congestion Problems 7-13 7.12 2030 Traffic Congestion Problems without TIMED Projects 7-14 7.13 2030 Traffic Congestion Problems with TIMED Projects 7-15 7.14 Total Daily Auto Business Trips 7-16 7.15 Total Daily Tourist Trips 7-17 7.16 2030 Daily Truck Trips 7-18 7.17 2000 vs. 2030 Louisiana Truck Tonnage by Type of Movement 7-18 7.18(a) Megaprojects Proposed in the Statewide Transportation Plan Update 7-21 7.18(b) Megaprojects – Baton Rouge Area 7-22 7.19 2030 Traffic Congestion Problems with TIMED and Priority “A” Projects 7-28 7.20 2030 Traffic Congestion Problems with TIMED Priority “A” and Priority “B” Projects 7-29 7.21 Louisiana Airports with 30-Minute Drive Times 7-32 7.22 Commercial Service Airports 7-34 7.23 General Aviation – Reliever Airports 7-34 7.24 General Aviation – National Airports 7-35 7.25 General Aviation – Regional 7-35 7.26 General Aviation – Local 7-36 7.27 General Aviation – Limited 7-36 7.28 Costs to Address Louisiana Aviation System Needs, by Airport Category 7-37 7.29 Forecasts of Louisiana Rail Tonnages 7-38 7.30 Louisiana Grain Maritime Shipments and Capacities 7-44 7.31 Louisiana General Cargo Shipments and Capacity, 2001-2030 7-45 7.32 Port of New Orleans, Container Exports and Imports, 2001-2030 7-46 7.33 Louisiana Ridership Figures Annual Unlinked Passenger Trips 7-51

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7.34 Parishes Without Rural or Urban Transportation Systems 7-52

8.1 Motor Fuels Tax Rates for the United States 8-3 8.2 Motor Fuels Effective Tax Rates for the United States 8-4 8.3 Diesel Tax Rates for the United States 8-5 8.4 Diesel Tax Effective Rates for the United States 8-6 8.5 Passenger Car License Plate Registration for the United States 8-9 8.6 Projected Loss of Purchasing Power with No Revenue Increase 8-18 8.7 Projected Loss of Purchasing Power if No Revenue Increase 8-19 8.8 Sales Tax Rates for the United States 8-24 8.9 Heavy Vehicle License Fees for the United States 8-25 8.10 Local Option Gasoline Taxes in the US 8-28

9-1 Projects Included in the Priority ‘A’ Funding Scenario Developed for the Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan Update 9-10 9-2 Projects Included in the Priority ‘A’ and ‘B’ Funding Scenario Developed for the Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan Update 9-11

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4.1 Population by Parish 4-2 4.2 Projected Population by Parish 4-5 4.3 Projected Employment by Parish 4-6 4.4 Population by MSA 4-9

5.1 Louisiana Highway Network 5-3 5.2 Louisiana Domestic Truck Volumes by Commodity 5-14 5.3 Louisiana Domestic Truck Tonnages by Region 5-15 5.4 Airlines Serving Louisiana’s Commercial Service Airports 5-19 5.5 Annual Passenger Enplanements 5-20 5.6 Air Cargo Tonnage, 2000 5-21 5.7 Miles of Freight Railroad in Louisiana 5-23 5.8 Louisiana Freight Traffic, 1999 5-24 5.9 The Navigable Waterways Network in Louisiana by Major Segments 5-29 5.10 Deep-Draft Ports in Louisiana, Tonnages Handled, and National Ranking in 1999 (000 tons) 5-31 5.11 Registered Motor Carriers in Louisiana in 2001 5-33 5.12 Annual Amtrak Patronage for Louisiana Stations 5-37 5.13 Overview of Public Transportation Users, 2000 5-37

6.1 Primary Transearch Data Sources 6-1 6.2 Top Ten Imports Through Louisiana Ports 6-14 6.3 Top Ten Exports Through Louisiana Ports 6-14 6.4 2000 Domestic Tonnage by Direction 6-16 6.5 2000 International Annual Tonnage by Airport 6-17 6.6 2000 International Tonnage by Region 6-18 6.7 2000 Domestic Tonnage by Commodity (STC Classification) 6-20 6.8 Louisiana Air Cargo Forecast 2000-2020 by Airport 6-22 6.9 Louisiana Air Freight Forecast 6-24

7.1 Pavement Preservation and Rehabilitation Needs Summary 7-1 7.2 Required Budget to Maintain Current Level of Service for On-System Bridges 7-7 7.3 Priority “A” Megaprojects 7-23 7.4 Priority “B” Megaprojects 7-24 7.5 Priority “C” Megaprojects 7-25 7.6 Priority “D” Megaprojects 7-26 7.7 Preliminary List of High Priority Projects to be Funded Under the Proposed Intermodal Access Connector Program 7-26 7.8 Project Enplanements 7-30 7.9 General Aviation Based Aircraft Forecast 7-30 7.10 Air Cargo Tonnage Forecast 7-31 7.11 Survey Results - Immediate 7-40 7.12 Capacity Utilization Factors 7-42 7.13 Estimated Investment Needs 7-48

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7.14 Louisiana Vision 2020 Benchmark 2.3.7 7-52 7.15 AMTRAK Performance and Financial Characteristics 1996-2000 7-53 7.16 Greyhound Lines 7-55

8.1 Louisiana Historical Growth Rates for Revenues Collected from Taxes on Gasoline and Special Fuels 8-7 8.2 30-Year Revenue Projection for 1 cent Tax on Motor Fuels and Special Fuels 8-8 8.3 30-Year Revenue Projection for License Plate Registration 8-10 8.4 Total Taxes and Fees for Mid-Sized Automobile 8-11 8.5 30-Year Revenue Projection for Aviation Sales Tax 8-12 8.6 30-Year Projection for Other Programs 8-13 8.7 30-Year Revenue Projection for Federal Highway Funds 8-14 8.8 30-Year Revenue Projection for Federal Earmarked Funds 8-14 8.9 Louisiana Transportation Trust Fund 8-15 8.10 30-Year Revenue Projection for Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development (TIMED) Funds 8-16 8.11 30-Year Revenue Projection for Self-Generating Funds 8-16 8.12 30-Year Revenue Projection for Other Revenue Sources 8-17 8.13 All Highway Funding Sources 8-17 8.14 All Highway Funding Sources 8-20 8.15 30-Year Revenue Projection for Federal Transit Funds 8-21 8.16 30-Year Revenue Projection for Ports and Waterways Fund 8-21 8.17 Potential Transportation Funding Sources 8-33

9.1a Highway Policy Recommendations 9-4 9.1b Priority A Megaprojects (Scenario 2) 9-5 9.1c Priority B Megaprojects (Scenario 3) 9-6 9.1d Priority C Megaprojects 9-7 9.1e Priority D Megaprojects 9-8 9.1f Preliminary List of High Priority Projects to be Funded Under the Proposed Intermodal Access Connector Program 9-8 9.2 Trucking Recommendations 9-9 9.3 Aviation Recommendations 9-12 9.4 Freight Rail Recommendations 9-13 9.5 Ports and Waterways Recommendations 9-14 9.6 Surface Passenger Recommendations 9-15 9.7 ITS Recommendations 9-16 9.8 Bicycle/Pedestrian 9-17

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The consultant team gratefully acknowledges the commitment, cooperation and professional contributions of the following persons, without whom this Plan would not be possible:

Louisiana Investment in Infrastructure for Economic Prosperity (LIIEP) Commission

The Honorable Dr. Kam K. Movassaghi (Chair) Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Mr. Rodney Braxton Assistant Chief of Staff Office of the Governor, State of Louisiana The Honorable Senator Joel Chaisson Vice Chairman Senate Transportation, Highways, and Public Works Committee The Senate of Louisiana Mr. Thomas M. Clark Business Development Manager Aillet, Fenner, Jolly, and McClelland, Inc. Mr. Derrell D. Cohoon Executive Vice President Association of General Contractors Ms. Angele Davis Deputy Commissioner of Policy Division of Administration The Honorable Senator John J. Hainkel President of the Senate The Senate of Louisiana The Honorable Senator J. Ken Hollis, Jr. Chairman, Senate Commerce Committee The Senate of Louisiana The Honorable Representative Roy Hopkins State Representative Louisiana House of Representatives The Honorable Secretary Don J. Hutchinson Secretary Louisiana Department of Economic Development Ms. Jennifer Marusak Director of Legislative Affairs Office of the Governor, State of Louisiana

The Honorable Representative Gillis James Pinac Chairman, House Commerce Committee Louisiana House of Representatives

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The Honorable Representative Loulan Pitre, Jr. State Representative Louisiana House of Representatives

Aviation Advisory Council Mr. Roy Miller, Director, Shreveport Regional Airport (Chair) Mr. W.S. App, Jr., President, J. W. Allen & Company, Inc. Mr. Paul Baird, Supervisor, Airport Passenger Service Delta Air Lines, Inc. Mr. Robert Evans, Jr., President, Con Tech International Mr. Emile Garlepeid, Board Member, New Orleans Air Cargo Association Mr. Jon Grafton, Jr., Executive Director, England Economic & Industrial Dev. District Mr. George Heard, Executive Director, Chennault Industrial Airpark Authority Mr. Paul Hurley, Sr., Vice President, Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc. Mr. Luis Iribarres, Cargo Manager, GRUPO TACA International Airlines Ms. Glenda Jeansonne, Economic Development Director, Louisiana Airport Authority Mr. Alan Kratzer, Executive Director, Lake Charles Regional Airport Mr. Randy LaCaze, Director of Community Development, City of Natchitoches Mr. Rock Lasserre, Jr., Manager, Acadiana Regional Airport Mr. Anthony Marino, Director of Aviation, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Mr. Dan Mobley, Executive Director, Louisiana Travel Promotion Association Mr. Stanley Muller, President, Stanley Muller & Associates Justice Revius Ortique, Jr., Chairman, New Orleans Aviation Board Mr. Elton Pody, Jr., Executive Vice President, Chamber of Commerce Ms. Jeanne Shows-Andre, President, International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association, The Kearney Company Mr. Glenn Smith, Chairman, Louisiana Airport Authority Mr. Roy Williams, Director of Aviation, New Orleans International Airport

Freight Railroad Advisory Council Mr. Carmack Blackmon, General Counsel & Legislative Representative, Louisiana Railroads (Chair) Mr. Jim Bridger, General Manager, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Mr. Robert Brocker, Executive Vice President, N.O. Gulf Coast Railroad Mr. Rick Crawford, Special Assistant, Office of the Chairman, Norfolk Southern Corporation Mr. Columbus DeCouette, Executive Assistant, Port of Lake Charles Mr. Gladny Dillon, General Manager, Louisiana and Northwest Railroad Mr. Billy Eason, Assistant, Louisiana and Delta Railroad Mr. Dave Freeman Genera, General Manager, Gulf Division, Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad Mr. Gary Jackson, District Superintendent, CSX Transportation Mr. Jeff Leapelt, Superintendent, Gulf Region, CNIC Railroad Ms. Karen Parsons, Transportation Planner, New Orleans Regional Planning Commission Mr. Bill Slinkard, Superintendent, Gulf Division, KCS Railroad Mr. James Veronesi, Manager, Operational Services, PPG Industries, Inc. Mr. Bill Wainwright, President, Delta Southern Railroad Co. Madison Parish Mr. Dale Walsh, Materials Flow Manager, Rubicon, Inc. Mr. Joe Whalen, Superintendent, Union Pacific Railroad Mr. Paul Zimmermann, Director of Terminal Operations, Port of New Orleans

Acknowledgements

Intelligent Transportation Systems Advisory Council Mr. Tony Tramel, Director, Traffic & Transportation Dept, Lafayette Consolidated Government (Chair) Mr. John Broemmelsiek, Traffic Operations Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Mr. Dom Cali, Information Systems Director, LDOTD Mr. Robert Canfield, Private Consultant Mr. Blaise Carriere, Deputy Secretary, LDOTD Ms. Carol Cranshaw, Public Transportation Administrator, LDOTD Ms. Elizabeth Delaney, Senior Project Manger, PB Faradyne, Inc. Mr. Huey Dugas, Chief of Planning, Capital Region Planning Commission Mr. Matt Farlow, Operations Division Chief, Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Ms. Cathy Gautreau, Executive Director, Louisiana Motor Transport Association Mr. Stephen Glascock, ITS Engineer, LDOTD Dr. Eric Kalivoda, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning & Programming, LDOTD Mr. Ingolf Partenheimer, Traffic Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division, City of Baton Rouge Lt. Tim Sharkey, Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, Louisiana State Police Mr. Denny Silvio, Weight Enforcement & Permits Administrator, LDOTD Mr. Steven Strength, District 02 Traffic Operations Engineer, LDOTD

Intermodal Advisory Council Mr. F. E. Lauricella, General Partner, Lauricella Land Company (Chair) Mr. W. S. App, Jr., President, J. W. Allen & Company, Inc. Mr. Louis Bangma, Louisiana Association of Railroad Passengers Mr. Carmack Blackmon, General Counsel & Legislative Representative, Louisiana Railroads Mr. Walter Boasso, Chief Executive Officer, Boasso American Corporation Mr. J. S. Brown III, President, Bruce Foods Mr. Kevin Davis, President, St. Tammany Parish Police Jury, Member, Regional Planning Commission Honorable George Dement, Mayor of Bossier City Mr. George Duffy, President, Navios Ship Agencies, Inc. Mr. Huey Dugas, Chief of Planning, Capital Region Planning Commission Mr. Edward Flynn, Director of Safety & Health, Louisiana Chemical Association Ms. Cathy Gautreaux, Executive Director, Louisiana Motor Transport Association Mr. Glenn Guillot, President, Southeastern Motor Freight Mr. James Harvey, Director of Planning, Regional Planning Commission Mr. Channing Hayden, Jr., President, New Orleans, Steamship Association Mr. John Holt, Jr., Executive Director, Caddo-Bossier Port Commission Mr. Jeff Jones, Director of Transportation, Union Pacific Railroad Mr. Patrick Judge, President, Louisiana Public Transit Association Mr. Daniel Juneau, President, Louisiana Association of Business & Industry Mr. Alan Kratzer, Executive Director, Lake Charles Regional Airport Mr. Paul Lawrence, Public Affairs Manager, United Parcel Service Mr. Jeff Leapelt, Superintendent, Gulf Region, CNIC Railroad Mr. Anthony Marino, Director of Aviation, Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Ms. Dorothy “Dot” McConnell, Executive Director, Ports Association of Louisiana Mr. Roy Miller, Director, Shreveport Regional Airport Mr. Daniel Mobley, Executive Director, LA Travel Promotion Association Justice Revius Ortique, Jr., Chairman, New Orleans Aviation Board Mr. Kenneth Perret, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning & Programming, LDOTD Mr. Elton Pody, Executive Vice President, Central LA Chamber of Commerce Mr. John Polanski, Executive Director, Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District Mr. Donald Redman, Director of Public & Government Relations, American Automobile Association Mr. Kent Rogers, Executive Director, Northwest Louisiana, Council of Governments

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Mr. Darryl Saizan, Consultant on Intermodal Activities, New Orleans International Airport Ms. Jeanne Shows-Andre, President, International Freight Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association, The Kearney Company Mr. Bill Slinkard, Superintendent, Gulf Division, Kansas City Southern Railway Mr. Glen Smith, Chairman, Louisiana Airport Authority Mr. Gary Soileau, Executive Director, Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission Mr. Glenn Thibodaux, General Traffic Manager, Saia Motor Freight Line Mr. Tony Tramel, Director, Traffic & Transportation Department, Lafayette Consolidated Government Mr. David Wagner, Managing Director, Port of New Orleans Mr. Dale Walsh, Materials Flow Manager, Rubicon, Inc. Mr. Mike Walters, Terminal Manager, Greyhound Lines, Inc. Mr. Paul Wegener, Vice President, M. G. Maher & Company, Inc. Ms. Maggie Woodruff, Director, Area Councils & Trans., New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce Mr. Paul Zimmermann, Director of Terminal Operations, Port of New Orleans

Ports and Waterways Advisory Council Ms. Dorothy “Dot” McConnell, Executive Director, Ports Association of Louisiana (Chair) Mr. Joe Accardo, Jr., Executive Director, Port of South Louisiana Mr. J. S. Brown III, President, Bruce Foods Mr. Fredrick Bullinger, Sr., Executive Director, South Tangipahoa Parish Port Commission Mr. Raymond Butler, Executive Director, Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Mr. John Carnes, Director, Central Region Office, US Maritime Administration Mr. Thomas Chen, Traffic Coordinator, Formosa Plastics Mr. R. J. DeBate, Traffic Superintendent, IMC - Agrico Mr. George Duffy, President, Navios Ship Agencies, Inc. Mr. Ted Falgout, Executive Director, Greater Lafourche Port Commission Ms. Elizabeth Ford, Vice President, Jackson-Kearney Group Mr. Ken Guidry, Executive Director, Red River Waterway Commission Mr. Channing Hayden, Jr., President, New Orleans Steamship Association Mr. John Holt, Jr., Executive Director, Caddo-Bossier Port Commission Mr. Erik L. Johnsen, Vice President, Central Gulf Lines, Inc. Mr. Irvin Joseph, President, Local 3000, Vice President, South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District, I.L.A. Mr. Patrick Morrissey, President, N.O.M.C., Inc. Ms. Kathleen Norman, President, H.C. Freight Systems, Inc. Mr. John Polanski, Deputy Director, Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District Mr. Robert Scafidel, Executive Director, Saint Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District Mr. Robert Shaw, Manager, Purchasing, Scheduling, & Distribution, International Paper Mr. Gary Soileau, Executive Director, Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission Capt. Jake Stahl, President, Ms. Valley Trade & Transport Council Mr. Dominic Verona, President, National Marine, Inc. Mr. David Wagner, Managing Director, Port of New Orleans Mr. Paul Wegener, Vice President, M.G. Maher & Company, Inc. Ms. Kathy Williams, Export Traffic Manager, Baumer Foods/Crystal International Association Ms. Maggie Woodruff, Director, Area Councils and Trans., New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce

Regional Planning Officials Advisory Council Mr. Kenneth Perret, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning & Programming, LDOTD (Chair) Mr. Kevin Belanger, Chief Executive Officer, South Central Planning and Development Commission Mr. Walter Brooks, Executive Director, Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans Mr. David Creed, Executive Director, North Delta Regional Planning and Development District iv

Acknowledgements

Mr. Huey Dugas, Chief of Planning, Capital Region Planning Commission Mr. Bruce Easterly, District Engineer Administrator, District 04, LDOTD Mr. John Evanco, District Engineer Administrator, District 02, L DOTD Mr. William Fontenot, District Engineer Administrator, District 03, LDOTD Mr. James Forrest, District Engineer Administrator, District 58, LDOTD Mr. Kevin Ghirardi, Planning Administrator, South Central Planning and Development Commission Mr. Grayling Hadnott, Regional Economic Dev. Planner, Acadiana Regional Development District. Mr. Luke Haynie, Transportation Planner, Rapides Area Planning Commission Mr. Robert Hennigan, District Engineer Administrator, District 07, LDOTD Mr. Mike Hollier, Planning Manager, Lafayette Consolidated Government. Mr. J. Dwight LeBlanc, Jr., Chairman, WTC Transportation Committee Mr. Max LeComte, President, The Coordinating and Development Corporation Mr. Wayne Marchand, District Engineer Administrator, District 08, LDOTD Mr. Stan McGee, Executive Director, Evangeline Economic Development Mr. Doug Mitchell, Planning Director, North Delta Planning and Development District Mr. James Porter, Executive Director, Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development Comm. Mr. Kent Rogers, Executive Director, Northwest LA Council of Governments. Mr. Robert Roth, District Engineer Administrator, District 62, LDOTD Mr. Keith Sayer, Transportation Planner, Rapides Area Planning Commission Mr. Roy Schmidt, District Engineer Administrator, District 61, LDOTD Mr. Don Tolar, District Engineer Administrator, District 05, LDOTD Mr. Jimmy Williams, Executive Director, Kisatchie-Delta Economic Development District Council

Surface Passenger Advisory Council Mr. Patrick Judge, President, Louisiana Public Transit Association (Chair) Mr. Scott Adams, Executive Director, JEDCO Mr. Louis Bangma, Louisiana Association of Railroad Passengers Mr. Jim Bridger, General Manager, New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Mr. Walter Brooks, Executive Director, Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans Ms. Lori Y. Marinovich, Executive Director, Planning & Economic Development, City of Lake Charles Mr. Thomas Clark, Business Development Manager, Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. Mr. Kevin Davis, President, St. Tammany Parish Police Jury Honorable George Dement, Mayor of Bossier City Ms. Kristina Ford, Executive Director, New Orleans Building Corporation Dr. John Guignard, Guignard Biodynamics Ms. Eve Hotard, President, Hotard Coaches, Inc. Mr. Mike McCauley, Sr., Planner, City of Lake Charles Mr. Daniel Mobley, Executive Director, LA Travel Promotion Association Mr. Michael Palmieri, Editor, Louisiana Railroads Quarterly Mr. Donald Redman, Director of Public and Government Relations, American Automobile Association Ms. Lori Reneau, Vice President Government & Infrastructure, Monroe Chamber of Commerce Mr. John Sita, President, Louisiana Assoc. of Railroad Passengers Mr. Craig Smith, Vice President & General Manager, N.O. Tours & Airport Shuttle, Inc. Mr. Robert Tannen, Vice President, Frederick R. Harris, Inc. Mr. Mike Walters, Terminal Manager, Greyhound Lines, Inc. Ms. Debera Wetter, General Manager, Intercity Rail Service, National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Trucking Advisory Council Mr. Glen Guillot, President, Southeastern Motor Freight (Chair)

Acknoledgements

Mr. Walter Boasso, Chief Executive Officer, Boasso America Corporation Major Joseph Booth, Command Inspector, Transportation & Environmental Safety Section, Office of State Police, Dept. of Public Safety & Corrections Mr. Ronnie Cline, Trucking Division Manager, Nichols Construction Company Mr. John Deris, Vice President, Acme Truck Line Ms. Cathy Gautreaux, Executive Director, Louisiana Motor Transport Association Mr. Gil Giddens, District Manager, Rollins Truck Rental Leasing Mr. Randy Guillot, President, Triple G Express, Inc. Mr. Patrick Hay, President, Hay Brothers, Inc. Mr. Paul Lawrence, Public Affairs Manager, United Parcel Service Mr. Roy Martin, Jr., President, Roy O. Martin Lumber & Land Company Mr. Glenn Thibodaux, General Traffic Manager, Saia Motor Freight Line

Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan August 2003

Prepared by the Staff of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development with assistance from the

Wilbur Smith Associates Planning Team including: Wilbur Smith Associates – Lead Consultant Alliance Transportation Group – Travel Demand Modeling Demopulos & Ferguson Associates – Highway Planning GCR & Associates – Aviation Planning HNTB Corporation – Financial Planning University of New Orleans, College of Public & Urban Affairs – Surface Transportation Planning University of New Orleans, National Ports & Waterways Institute – Maritime Planning