PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

State Project No. H.005403

HOOPER ROAD EXTENSION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
EAST BATON ROUGE AND LIVINGSTON PARISHES

The Hooper Road Extension project is currently under study by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The proposed extension of the widening of Hooper Road begins in East Baton Rouge Parish in the City of Central at Sullivan Road (LA 3034) on the west and continues to Greenwell Springs Road (LA 37/64) on the east. The proposed extension of Hooper Road starts at Greenwell Springs Road on the west, crosses the Amite River into Livingston Parish would end either at LA 16 or LA 1019 on the east. The total length of the project is approximately 5.5 miles.

Two public meetings have been set up on the Hooper Road Extension project, one meeting in Livingston Parish and an identical meeting in the City of Central, East Baton Rouge Parish. LADOTD invites all interested parties to attend either one of these meetings on the project. The dates, time and locations of the meetings are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Time: 5:30 p. m. – 7:30 p. m.
Location: (New) Live Oak High School
Cafeteria Lecture Theatre
36079 LA 16
Watson, La. 70706

Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013
Time: 5:30 p. m. – 7:30 p. m.
Location: Central High School
10200 East Brookside Drive
Central, La. 70818

The meetings will be held in an "open house" format, with the public free to show up anytime during the meetings’ scheduled time. The purpose of each of the meetings is (1) to provide information to the public about the project (maps, preliminary data and general corridor information will be presented graphically at the meeting), and also, (2) to obtain public input on the project. Information packet hand-outs will be available for the public, and a court reporter will be available to record oral comments.