TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and Development assume and reassign duties and responsibilities for the construction of the I-49 Inner-City Connector project

HR 303 is a resolution urging Louisiana's Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to take over management of the I-49 Inner-City Connector project in Shreveport. The bill seeks to reassign all construction responsibilities from the Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments due to project delays, estimated cost increases of $300-400 million, and reduced funding. It cites ongoing safety concerns, including a fatal 2025 car accident near the I-49 interchange and Shreveport's high rate of traffic fatalities, as justification. The resolution does not create new law but formally requests DOTD assume oversight to advance the stalled project.