LA 1 Coalition - Highway Challenge

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Importance of LA Highway 1

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The Challenge to Build a Better Highway

This one highway leads to approximately 18 percent
of the United States’ total energy supply.

For over 50 years, a relatively small region of south Louisiana has weathered the ups and downs of the oil and gas industry while providing critical services that literally help to fuel our nation. The convenient location of Port Fourchon has made this southernmost port in Louisiana the port of choice for the expanding industry, and as offshore energy production increases, so will activity at this important service center. Unfortunately, this increased activity will also produce increased strain on an already overburdened two-lane state highway––LA Hwy. 1, the only road connecting Port Fourchon to the rest of the country. A road originally built decades ago to ease travel for those living in the communities of rural southern Lafourche parish has grown to become a critical link in domestic energy production.

The LA 1 Coalition, the residents and businesses of this region ask for your assistance and support of proposals to improve LA Hwy. 1. Funding this highway system is simply a good investment for all. Our national energy supply and security depend on it.