Louisiana lawmakers have designated $150 million in oil spill funds for improvements to Louisiana Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish, which leads to the critical oil and gas hub of Port Fourchon. (Photo by Susan Poag, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) Louisiana lawmakers want to redirect nearly $700 million in Gulf oil spill recovery money that had been earmarked for trust funds to instead finance roadwork, bridge upgrades and port improvements. The state is receiving yearly payments of $53.3 million through 2034 from BP as compensation for economic damage from the massive 2010 oil spill. The payme...