I-49 north

Big name state officials were in Caddo Parish this afternoon to officially open an 18.9 mile stretch of Interstate 49.

Ground has been officially broken for the next-to-the-last segment of I-49 North. This particular segment, known as Segment J, will connect Highway One North to Martin Luther King, Junior, Drive.

Work on a section of a major highway project has resulted in the closure of a heavily-traveled section of one state highway.

Governor Bobby Jindal came to Shreveport to sign legislation that will fund the last leg of I-49 north.

House Bill 2 -- the Capital Outlay Bill -- includes $73-million to fund the final segment of Interstate-49 north.