Treen Capital Budget Ignores Local Projects

              Treen Capital
Budget Ignores
Local Projects
By RONNI PATRIQl'IN
Journal Capital Bureau
BATON ROUGE - Local projects in Caddo am
Bossier Parishes are not part of Gov. Davi
Treen's state construction budget plans for fisca
year 1981-82.
Many of the projects requested by local of
ficials, legislators and civic groups failed to gaii
the gubernatorial stamp of approval Monda;
when Treen unveiled his $834 million capita
outlay proposal.
In addition, a number of state projects fo
Northwest Louisiana were omitted from the gov
ernor's spending plans.
Caddo-Bossier projects not listed in the gov
ernor's budget include: restoration of the Stram
Theater, $2.2 million; improvements at the Stati
Fairgrounds. $1.7 million; a planned incinerato
waste-heat recovery system for Shreveport. $4.0!
million; a regional cultural and economic cente
in Shreveport, $1.38 million: Shrevepor
riverfront development $1.47 million; Cros
Bayou Park in Shreveport, $1 million.
Street lighting on state routes 3194, 526 am
3132, Shreveport, $410,705; an asphalt-cemen
facility, Shreveport. $1.4 million; a new ad
ministration building at LSUS in Shreveport a
$475,000; teundry equipment for LSIJS Medica_
.Center. $750,000, renovation of the State Exhibi
Museum at $500,000.
Caddo Parish jail construction at $6 million
reconstructing ramps at the Greenwood scales it
Caddo Parish, $356,822; expansion of the Distric
Four Department of Transportation and Develop
ment headquarters in Bossier. $600,000; to replaci
the Lake Bistineau drawdown gates in Bienvillt
Bossier and Webster Parishes. $700,000.
Flat River drainage project in Bossier Parish
$3.1 million; the Northwest Regional Polic
Academy, Bossier. $1.8 million; improvements t
the Bossier ditch $3 million; improvements t
Kerr ditch, Bossier, $500,000; a solid wast
transfer station, Bossier, $1 million; a new Bossie
City Municipal Complex, $1.9 million;
Boggy Bayou drainage project in Caddo. $
million; Bickham Bayou drainage. $350,000; re
gional court renovations, Caddo, $1.5 millior
marking and clearing the channel in Caddo Lake
$75,000; renovation of McNeil State Warehouse
$130,000; construction of juvenile court complex
Shreveport, $147,500.
Extension of Longwood Gas Line, Caddc
$134,000; extension of Mooringsport Gas Line
$39,000; overlaying streets at Northwes
Louisiana State School, $64,260; educationa
facility at Northwest Louisiana State School
$86,821; added treatment reception facility a
Pines Treatment Center, Caddo, $477,645; and th<
North Louisiana Long-Term Care Facility
Shreveport, $572,706.