The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-06-19

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loved ones death probably would have
overtaken her before Monday. D.
Lazalo and his family were at the
bedsiie of the venerable lady and the
well known congressman, devoted tC
his mother, did everything in his pow
er to pTolong her life.
To the bereaved family the Star
Progress extends its sincerest sym
pathies.
district No. 3, which would embrace
the fourth and fifth congressional dis
tricts.
Members OF the commission would
get $15 day and expenses for time
actually devoted to the state They
would have authority to elect state
highway engineer and fix his salary
and to appoint and fix the salaries OF
division engineers for each of the divi
sion of the state as might be desig
mated by the commission.
The division engineers would be
virtually department heads, each di
rectly in charge of the work in his
division.
In addition the state highway EN-
gineer could appoint local or resident
engineers. clerks, etc, as might be
,,reuired
The program would provide for 80
state highways criss-crossing the state
and aimed to connect of all important
points, as well as providing.
The 33 routes for state highway:
proposed are;
To Be SO Routes
Route No. l. Beginning on the
boundary line between Louisiana anC
Arkansas near Ida, extending south
through Shreveport, Mansfield, Natchi
toches, Colfax, Alexandria, Bunkte
Melville, Aosedale, Port Allen, thence
on the west side of the river through
Plaquemine. while CASTLE, Donaldson
vile, st. James, Edgard, Hahnville
Lulin :, Waggerman, Weswego, Ames
vile Harvey, Gretna to Algiers; and
on the east side of the Mississippi
through Baton Rouge, Hopeville, Burn
side, Covent, LaPlace, Kenner, New
Orlez ans, to Point a la Hache
Route No. 2. South from Pleasant
Hill through LeesVille, De Ridder to
Lake Charles.
Route No. 3. Beginning on the boun-
Diary line between Louisiana and Tex
as, near Greenwood. through Shreve-
port, Monroe, Tallulah and Delta.
Route No. T. New orleans to boun-
dary line between Texas and Louisi
ana. about Orange, Texas, through
Westwego, Luling Des Almades, Race
land, Houma, Morgan City, Franklin,
New Iberia, Lafayette, Crowley, Jen-
nings and Lake Charles.
Route ON. 5. From New Orleans
through LaBranch. RuddOck, Strader,
,Ponchatoula, Hamond, Amite, Kent.
wood. to boundary line between the
states of Louisiana and Mississippi.
Route No. 6. From Vidalia north
through St Joseph, Tallulah Lake
Providence to boundary line between
Arkansas and Louisiana near Casso
way.
Route No. 7. From LeCompte in
southwesterly direction to Iowa
through Oberlin
Route No. 8. From Baton Rouge to
slidell, through Denham Springs, Ham
moad and Covington.
No. 9 to Arkansas
Route No. 9. From Alexandria, in
northeasterly direction through Dry
Prong Columbia Monroe to boundary
line between the states of Louisiana
and Arkansas, near Beekman.
Route No. 10. From Baton Rouge
north, through St, Francisville to point
on boundary line between states OF
Route No. II. From New Orleans to
Louisiana and Mississippi
boundary line between the state OF
Mississippi and Louisiana, opposite
Logtown, through Chef Menteur, Rigo
lets, SlideIl and Pear River
Route No. II. From Bunkie
through Opelousas to Lafayette.
Route No 13 From point of boun
Diary line between the states of Ar
kansas and Louisiana near Junction
City. south through Ruston, Jones
boro, Winfield to Montgomery.
Route No. IA From Monroe, south
east. through Winnsboroe to Ferriday
Route No. Is. From Alexandria east
through Pollock, Jena to Ferriday and
west through Lesville to point OF
boundary line between the states o.
Texas and Louisiana.
Route No. 16. From st. FrancisvillC