State loan to aid Louisiana port’s new rail connection

CDL & Trucking News · October 12, 2026 · Source: FreightWaves · By Trains.com Staff · 2 min read at the source

The Port of Columbia is in northeast Louisiana. (Photo: Port of Columbia)

Louisiana will close a funding gap and provide $1 million for a new port rail line.

Reported by Trains.com Staff for FreightWaves (Railroad), originally published October 12, 2026.

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Topics: Railroad, Infrastructure, inland ports, Port of Columbia, railroads, Union Pacific

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