Today Mayor-President Kip Holden, Councilwoman Alison Cascio, Councilwoman Denise Marcelle and others cut the ribbon on a brand new intersection at Government St. and S. Foster Dr., the seventh Green Light Plan project to be completed.

Left turn lanes were added in all directions, pedestrian access was improved by adding push-button crosswalks and the efficiency of the traffic signals was improved by using LED technology.

And we finished 80 days ahead of schedule! The Green Light Plan has projects just like this throughout our parish that is providing the traffic relief our citizens demanded. Promises made, promises kept!

My dear friends at the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Women’s club are raising money to expand their “Civics for Kids” program, which provides school children with dictionaries and copies of the U.S. Constitution.

They are raffling off two nights at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS, which includes two free meals for the winner and a guest. The tickets are $3 each or 10 for $10.

If you’d like to help out some very dear friends of mine and support a great cause, please call Lou at 771-8881.