LT. GOVERNOR NUNGESSER CELEBRATES LAUNCH OF NEW AMTRAK PASSENGER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS
BATON ROUGE, La. - Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser today joined Amtrak officials and a host of dignitaries for a ribbon cutting to launch a new passenger service, the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service. The twice daily service runs along the Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with stops in Bay St. Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, and Pascagoula, Mississippi. The route, clocking in at just under four hours, provides a perfect getaway opportunity for Gulf Coast visitors to New Orleans.