re: Why is LA so against toll roads?

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There's a plethora of small authorities that handle these things. First there's the NYNJ Port Authority which handles NY-NJ crossings, and has such assets as the WTC, and other various properties throughout NYC- their board is split between appointees of NY and NJ governors . Then there's the MTA Tunnel and Bridge Authority which handles some connections between Brooklyn and Queens. Then there's the Triborough Bridge Authority which handles the Triborough bridge. Each authority has its own set of boards and directors, which are all appointed by the governor.

You can imagine the types of scandals that take place with an arrangement like that .

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I wouldn't call the Port Authority and MTA small agencies! And yes there have been scandals and corruption with all of those agencies although most will recognize that there has been a lot of cleaning up over the past 2 decades.

That said South Louisiana has like 4 or 5 separate port agencies, and the City of New Orleans running the airport and public belt railroad. It would absolutely be better just based on economies of scale and comprehensive planning if all of the ports, the public belt, the airport, the river ferries, and even the CCC and/or Huey Long (I know those are state) were under one regional authority whose job was solely transportation and infrastructure. If they were we would have had rail to the airport 20 years ago. But unfortunately it will never happen.

Edit: would also add the Causeway to my regional authority