AASHTO Journal - Wed April 08, 2026
Louisiana DOTD Begins $43M I-49 Preservation Project to Improve Region
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Louisiana DOTD) held a groundbreaking on March 27 for a $43 million preservation project that will improve a nearly 9-mi. stretch of I-49 from I-10 to the St....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Thu February 26, 2026
DOTD Invests $39M in Ruston's LA 544 Overpass Replacement
On Jan. 7, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Glenn Ledet, Jr., along with state and local officials, turned ceremonial dirt to mark the official kick-off of construction on the $39.2 million project to replace the LA 544 (Tech Drive) overpass over I-20 in the city of Ruston, Lincoln Parish....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 05, 2025
Louisiana Closes in On Completion of $123M I-20 Project
The Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOTD) worked long and hard to get a traffic management plan approved so they could proceed with reconstruction work on a 3.5-mi. section of Interstate 20 through Bossier City....
Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate & Louisiana DOTD - Wed September 04, 2024
Work on the Caddo Lake Highway Bridge in Mooringsport, La., Nearing Completion
More than a year of detours will soon be in the rearview mirror of motorists traveling over the Caddo Lake Bridge on Louisiana Highway 1 in the community of Mooringsport, northwest of Shreveport. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Aug....
CEG - Tue August 20, 2024
Louisiana Ready to Proceed With Building $2.3B I-10/Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles
Construction to replace Louisiana's most notorious bridge on Interstate 10 could finally begin this year, ultimately clearing a national chokepoint for improved cross-country commerce. Republican Gov....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 23, 2024
Jensen Oversees LA DOTD's Caddo Lake Bridge Replacement
Crews with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) are working to replace the LA 1 bridge over Caddo Lake in north Caddo Parish. The original structure, accommodating approximately 5,000 vehicles per day, was constructed in 1940, and has served as an important connector between the towns of Mooringsport and Oil City....
Shreveport Times - Wed May 01, 2024
Construction On New Jimmie Davis Bridge Near Shreveport, La., to Begin Later in May
Work on the new $361.7 million Jimmie Davis Bridge project is set to start in just a few weeks, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). "We are anticipating starting work on the new Jimmie Davis bridge in about a month," said Erin Buchanan, the state agency's public information officer, in April....
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Tue July 11, 2023
New $30M River Bridge Needed to Handle Rapid Growth in La.'s St. Tammany Parish
When a major road project was completed in 2019 on U.S. Highway 190 between Interstate 12 and Covington, La., the state's highway department said it would usher in an era of improved traffic flow in car-centric St....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Wed March 08, 2023
Louisiana DOTD Breaks Ground On Leo Kerner Moveable Bridge Replacement
State and local officials broke ground in late February in Jean Lafitte, La., on the first phase of a permanent replacement for the Leo Kerner Swing Bridge, destroyed by Hurricane Ida in 2021. The contingent was led by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn D....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 03, 2022
Road Repairs Due to Hurricane Ida Damage Nearing Completion in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida roared ashore on Aug. 29, 2021, in southern Louisiana, barreling through houses and businesses, ripping out chunks of roadway from Louisiana Highway 1 and scattering them in the nearby marsh....
