Mark Ballard: Building projects to build wealth – La. taps into U.S. infrastructure push | Local Politics
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 16, 2022
As is typical at such events, the emcee read out a lengthy list of players important to accomplishing the goal being celebrated over a meal.
At one point during the recitation of names Tuesday, the master of ceremonies — Phillip A. Washington, the chief executive officer at the Denver International Airport — shook his head and said, “Louisiana is everywhere.”
Shawn Wilson smiled. As secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development and president of the century-old American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Wilson was sitting beside the podium awaiting his turn to . . .
