Stella Street interchange on I-20 opened on May 11, 1965

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Stella Street to Fifth Street interchange on I-20 in West Monroe opened on May 11, 1965 -it was called a key link between Monroe and West Monroe.

The project cost $5.3 million and was built by Foster & Creighton Company of Nashville.

The link was considered a tie between the cities, towns, and villages of Ouachita, Lincoln, Bienville, Bossier and Caddo parishes.

The program from the dedication ceremony stated, “Now business and industry will perhaps begin to see the West Monroe-Monroe and Shreveport areas, with all points in between, as a single unit for industrial development since the distance between Monroe and Shreveport has been transformed into merely a pleasant Sunday afternoon ride.”