Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Stakeholder Meeting North Louisiana
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:49:25 AM
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) would like to invite all interested parties to a stakeholders meeting to discuss and provide feedback on the establishment of our FY 2020-2022 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal for both FTA and FHWA Projects.

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 5:00p.m. in the DOTD District Office Conference Room located at 3339 Industrial Road in Bossier City. Federal regulations 49, Part 26.45(g)(1) states, “In establishing an overall goal, you must provide for public participation.

This public participation must include consultation with minority, women’s and general contractor groups, community organizations, and other officials or organizations which could be expected to have information concerning the availability of disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged businesses, the effects of discrimination on opportunities for DBEs, and your efforts to establish a level playing field for the participation of DBEs.”