![La Transportation Boss Calls For Gas Tax Increase [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2016/10/wilson1.png?w=980&q=75)
La Transportation Boss Calls For Gas Tax Increase [VIDEO]
Louisiana's Secretary of Transportation, Shawn Wilson, tells why he thinks the state needs a 25% per gallon gas tax increase.
Shawn WIlson
![State Official: ‘Never Enough Money’ For Louisiana Roads [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2016/09/49.png?w=980&q=75)
State Official: ‘Never Enough Money’ For Louisiana Roads [VIDEO]
Plus the I-49 Coalition Executive Director says the state needs to increase its gasoline tax...and that's just a first step.
State Has $25 Billion in Transportation Needs
Louisiana has a backlog of transportation needs and we must find funding options to address those needs.