Communter Rail between NOLA and Baton Rouge
Again, more reality to consider. Right now, it takes 2 hours and 2 minutes for the present Amtrak train to go from Picayune, MS to New Olreans, with 1 Slidell stop in between. Baton Rouge is 80 miles with maybe 4 or more stops? Do the math. Admittedly, for some strange reason that same Amtrak makes the return trip from New Orleans to Picayune in a "zippy" 1 hour 20 minutes. Downhill, wind, less traffic? Even taking the average, using proportions and adding 15 more minutes for 3 more stops, I come up with 3 hours each way.
So for all you people who want to live in Baton Rouge and spend 24 dollars day, and commute 6 hours a day, to work in New Orleans, it sounds like a great idea.