U.S. | Fri Nov 21, 2014 3:51pm EST. By Laila Kearney | NEW YORK. NEW YORK New York City's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was celebrated on Friday as an engineering marvel on the 50th anniversary of its opening, but a proposed toll increase for the longest suspension bridge in the United States put a damper on the birthday party.
Walker is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,801 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally Milton Old Field, it was founded by Michael Milton. http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/livingston/history/town/walker.txt. in 1861. Walker is located at 30Â°29â²22â³N 90Â°51â²46â³W / 30.48944Â°N 90.86278Â°W / 30.48944; -90.86278 (30.489423, -90.862872).
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area (population 153,922) which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes. Its neighboring city is Pineville. In 2010, the population was 47,723, an increase of 3 percent from the 2000 census.