New rankings place Louisiana 37th in the nation for the worst roads and 39th for the worst bridges. The Louisiana legislature is again faced with the ongoing dilemmaof how to pay for crumbling infrastructure.
State Representative Steve Carter talked about the lousy rankings.
''It will start off with a six cent increase and every other year it will increase two cents which will eventually take it to 18 cents,'' Carter said.
Carter says we haven't raised the gas tax for some 25 plus years, and now face a $17 billion backlog in infrastructure, whether it's roads, bridges, or new construction.
On tolls, Robert Poole is Director of Transportation for the Reason Foundation.