Sunshine Bridge — Attraction in Donaldsonville

When former governor John McKithen, (I hope I spelled that right), first ran for the governor’s seat, he campaigned heavily on the fact that the span had halted its construction leaving it half-finished. He used a TV ad that highlighted the construction’s predicament in an attempt to probably attack the former governor’s failure to finish the bridge. It comically opened the ad with the words…..”This is the Sunshine Bridge. You’ll notice that one end of the bridge leads to nowhere.” He sounded like a political hack and I don’t believe he ever knew how corny it came across to the viewing public. I laughed at it but he won the election and became a major proponent of the construction of the Superdome and the awarding of New Orleans entry...

It's a bridge. It's just like many other bridges from around the world. But this bridge is the sunshine bridge. It is my sunshine bridge. It's my only sunshine bridge. It makes me happy when the skies are grey. It will never know dear, how much I love you. so please don't take my sunshine...

Horrible horrible! Thank God I don't have to commute over that bridge daily. Just happen to have to travel over it around 5:30 pm yesterday. Sat in slooowww moving traffic for at least 1/2 hr to 45 minutes. Once over I had a heavy foot. Oh and I had 4 kids in my car who were ready to...