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Out-of-town/through traffic is not the problem. And the loop engineers are selling this loop to Livingston Parish as a solution to our traffic problems. There are no traffic problems here, except during commuter periods. And then, only in one direction. During non-commuter periods (the vast majority of the day), who would add those extra miles to their trip through the area when it is not necessary?

Correct, but you are still missing the point. They are offering the loop as a solution to the traffic problem because at drive time(s) we are burdened as local commuters with out of towners 'just passing through' having to use the same roadway. By building a loop, the out of towners will have the convenience of avoiding the normal interstate corridor, thereby tremendously relieving the amount of congestion on the interstate. This will 'lighten the load' of cars on the interstate and make local travel much much less congested. I see the traffic in the morning and the afternoon and how slow it moves. If you could wave a magic wand and eliminate the out of towners, I promise you there would be plenty of easement for locals.