Originally Posted by mudbug

As I have stated before, I used to own my own home before I went back to LSU. So I know what you are going through. I also spent most of my twenties commuting in and out of the city so I know the plight of the commuter, so I can speak on some authority of the traffic situation. I am also about a year away from graduating with a minor in traffic engineering, so I know what I am talking about when I say that it will greatly help traffic. My internship deals with the loop so I know what the traffic analysis will be like and I can say that nobody wants to take land from homeowners, noone is out to get you and they are working with the best interest of everyone in mind. BTW, when they were building HWY 90 outside of Houma, they had to come after a parcel of my grandparent's land. They gave it up because they saw the common good and was paid top dollar for it. Some people I guess can see the big picture...

Well if you are a year away from graduating with a minor in traffic you should know there are lots of other options than just a loop. You also should know that most of the traffic in Baton Rouge is work traffic. Who in there right mind would go out of there way with gas prices the way they are. You can not make me believe this would relieve baton rouges traffic.