Black Commissioner Says Finishing I-49 Good for African-Americans
Caddo Commissioners Roy Burrell and Mario Chavez talk about the current state of the I-49 Inner City Connector plan and whether the Amazon announcement might speed up the highway's final okay.
"The Governor campaigned on I-49," says Burrell, explaining the continued delays in moving forward with the thoroughfare, "And I plan to hold him to it."
But the Commissioner explains that a biggest reason for the inaction is "political pushback."
"In Allendale, you have strong, committed organization that is behind this - I'm going to say it - it's community renewal. There's a lot of strong people in there and I think that's why we're at a hold up," says Burrell, then mentioning the influence of longtime Inner City Connector opponent Representative and former Mayor, Cedric Glover.