[kublia khan]

That includes money for improvements in Baton Rouge, like widening I-10 and I-12, and creating a commuter rail system between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Why should money be allocated to widen roads in an area that has just undergone one of the most dramatic depopulation's in the history of the US and will remain below preflood population levels for years to come?????

[caryatid]

... and creating a commuter rail system between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

Is this a concession to the fact that New Orleans is inimical to life and the only way to have "workers" is for them to commute from Baton Rouge?

Ruth's Chris has already relocated; Entergy is likely to relocate to Mississippi. Would it be prudent to see if New Orleans will still have businesses that will require the presence of "workers"?

If this is a build it and they will come scheme, perhaps Louisiana should fund it ... not the Federal Government [read U.S. taxpayer].