PUBLIC NOTICE FOR LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS
FOR THE HIGHWAY PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (2019-2020)
A series of Public Hearings will be held in accordance with LA R.S. 48:231 and conducted by the Joint Transportation, Highways, & Public Works Committee. Below is a list of the times and places where the hearings will be held. The purpose of the hearings is to review highway construction priorities for the fiscal year 2019-2020. A copy of the Preliminary Program for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 will be available for review on October 1, 2018, by interested persons at the LADOTD Headquarters Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 200U, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or online by hyperlink, 2019-2020 Highway Priority Program.
All interested persons are invited for the purpose of becoming fully acquainted with the proposed program and will be afforded an opportunity to express their views. Oral testimony may be supplemented by presenting important facts and documentation in writing. Written statements and comments should be handed to the committee conducting the Hearing, or mailed to the following address, postmarked within 45 calendar days following the Hearing:
JOINT TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS, & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
C/O LA DOTD (SECTION 85)
P.O. BOX 94245
BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9245
Should anyone requiring special assistance due to a disability wish to participate in this public hearing, please contact LADOTD (Attn: Ms. Mary Elliott) by mail at the address above or by telephone at (225) 379-1218 at least five days prior to the date of the public hearing.
Dates, Times, and Locations for Hearings
DOTD District 58: Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, & Tensas Parishes
October 16, 2018, at 10:00 am
Franklin Media Center
7293 Prairie Road, Winnsboro
DOTD District 05: E. Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Union, & W. Carroll Parishes
October 16, 2018, at 2:00 pm
Monroe City Hall, Council Chambers
400 Lea Joyner Expressway, Monroe
DOTD District 04: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, & Webster Parishes
October 17, 2018, at 11:30 am
Independence Stadium, Skybox
3301 Pershing Blvd., Shreveport
DOTD District 08: Avoyelles, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, & Winn Parishes
October 17, 2018, at 5:00 pm
Alexandria England Airpark, James L. Meyer Commercial Terminal Conference Room
1100 Frank Andrews Blvd., Alexandria
DOTD District 07: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, & Jeff Davis Parishes
October 18, 2018, at 9:00 am
Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Council Chambers Room
1015 Pithon Street, Lake Charles
DOTD District 03: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, & Vermilion Parishes
October 18, 2018, at 1:30 pm
Lafayette Consolidated Government, City Hall Council Chambers
705 W. University Avenue, Lafayette
DOTD District 02: Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, & Terrebonne Parishes
October 23, 2018, at 9:30 am
NO Regional Transportation Mgmt. Ctr. Conference Room A/B
#10 Veterans Blvd, New Orleans
DOTD District 62: Livingston, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, & Washington Parishes
October 23, 2018, at 2:00 pm
Tangipahoa Council Office Chambers
206 East Mulberry Street, Amite
DOTD District 61: Ascension, Assumption, E. Baton Rouge, E. Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, W. Baton Rouge, & W. Feliciana Parishes
October 24, 2018, at 9:00 am
State Capitol Basement,
House Committee Room 1,
Baton Rouge