This post will provide some background information on the
proposed I-49 connector. Specifically, links to past Environmental Impact
Statements (EIS):
Below is the 2003 Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposal.
It approves the project through town along Evangeline Thruway, with
stipulations that construction for dealing with contaminants at three sites, as
well as approximately 200 underground storage tanks (UST) at active or inactive
gas stations would have to be drawn up and approved. According to a staffer at
the local DEQ office no such plans have been submitted.
Here is a link to the 2005 EIS ROD which approves the displacement of the Lafayette Airport runways, and the mitigation of resulting displacement of adjacent wetlands:
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