Communter Rail between NOLA and Baton Rouge

..........absolutely not for 11-12 a day. QUOTE]

You mean $22-$24 a day. That $11-$12 is one way only. That is an outrageous $480 a month (sometimes more) based on a 20 day work month. I am going to agree with jimwnola, waste of money. Most people will not pay that kind of money. Some will, but it won't be enough to cover the operating expenses.

Since I moved to LaPlace after Katrina, it takes about an hour to get into work everyday and about 3 tanks of gas at $40 per tank in my SUV (That's at the gas prices now, not when it was $2.99 per gallon). Then when I get to downtown, I have to pay $12 to park because parking is hard to find these days. So the total cost in a 20 work day month is about $360 and when gas prices are higher it costs about $440. That number doesn't even include oil changes, maintenance and wear and tear on my car. That's pretty close to the cost above. I probably would not use it everyday, because sometimes I need my car, but on days that I did not feel like dealing with the aggravation of driving and didn't need my car, I would use it.