UPDATE - POSTPONED: Public meeting to be held for LA 3132 (Inner Loop) Extension Project, Caddo Parish
UPDATE: Due to restrictions related to the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), this meeting has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. DOTD will issue a notification when that rescheduling has occurred. We appreciate your patience.
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The Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) and the LA 3132 Stage 1 Environmental Study Project Team will hold an open house public hearing to discuss the results of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the LA 3132 (Inner Loop) Extension Project in Caddo Parish.
All interested parties are invited to review the EA and are encouraged to attend this public hearing. The scheduled date, time and location are listed below:
Thursday, March 19, 2020
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
LSU-Shreveport, University Center Ballroom
One University Place
Shreveport, LA 71115
Detailed project information is presented in the EA document available for review and/or copying at the following locations:
- Shreve Memorial Main Branch Library (424 Texas St., Shreveport)
- Hamilton/South Caddo Branch Library (2111 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport)
- Cedar Grove/Line Ave Branch Library (8303 Line Ave., Shreveport)
- Hollywood/Union Ave. Branch Library (2105 Hollywood Ave., Shreveport)
- Noel Memorial Library (LSU-Shreveport, One University Pl., Shreveport)
- State Library of Louisiana (701 N. 4th St., Baton Rouge)
- NLCOG (625 Texas St., Shreveport)
- LA DOTD District 04 Office (3339 Industrial Dr., Bossier City)
Copies of the EA will be made available upon request at the expense of the requestor at the cost of reproduction.
The EA may be downloaded at no cost from the NLCOG website: http://www.nlcoglistens.com/la-3132-inner-loop-extension
A prerecorded presentation of information relative to the general location, design features, impacts of the project, tentative project schedule, and acquisition of right-of-way, will loop during the first two hours of the meeting. An open-house forum with information stations and representatives of the LA DOTD and project team will be available to answer questions relative to this project throughout the meeting.
During the final hour of the hearing attendees will have an opportunity to make a public statement using the microphone provided. Attendees wishing to make a statement will be asked to submit a comment card prior to being called to the microphone. The amount of time allotted to each speaker will be determined by the number of people wishing to speak.
A court reporter will be present to record and transcribe oral statements for the hearing record during the open forum and statement period. Written comments can be submitted at the public hearing, mailed to the address shown below, or submitted via email to feedback@la3132.com. All comments received or postmarked no later than March 20, 2020 will be included in the hearing transcript.
Should a member of the public require an interpreter or special assistance due to a disability to participate in this hearing, please contact NLCOG at the address shown below, or by telephone at (318) 841-5950, at least five working days prior to the meeting.
NLCOG: LA 3132 Stage 1
625 Texas Street, Suite 200
Shreveport, LA 71101