Press Release (Media/Web)

• 9/28/2023 - Phase 1 repairs to Bundick Lake drawdown structure ending early next week: drawdown gate to close, with lake returning to pool stage
• 9/22/2023 - DOTD reminds drivers never to stop on railroad tracks
• 9/22/2023 - DOTD encourages candidates to be mindful of guidelines when posting campaign signs
• 9/12/2023 - Phase 1 repairs to Bundick Lake drawdown structure update: Anticipated completion by October 2023 – Beauregard Parish
• 9/6/2023 - DOTD announces start of construction for I-20 project in Bossier & Caddo Parishes
• 9/5/2023 - National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Funding Program
• 8/31/2023 - DOTD receives $210 million in redistributed funds from FHWA
• 8/28/2023 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 8/25/2023 - REMINDER: Statewide burn ban remains in effect. Motorists should be alert and use caution because road closures could happen at any moment.
• 8/22/2023 - Louisiana motorists reminded to follow statewide burn ban and avoid actions that could start roadside fires
• 8/14/2023 - DOTD to issue special permits for transporting hay
• 8/10/2023 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 7/25/2023 - State makes announcement as new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge moves closer to reality
• 7/18/2023 - DOTD encourages candidates to be mindful of guidelines when posting campaign signs

Road or Lane Status

• 9/21/2023 - Update Closure: Whiskey Chitto Creek Bridge replacement on Carpenters Bridge Road to start September 25, 2023
• 8/29/2023 - I-10 Eastbound from MM 114 to MM 115 (Henderson), St. Martin Parish, Lane Closure
• 8/28/2023 - ***UPDATE***LA 389 in Bivens NOW OPEN – Beauregard Parish
• 8/27/2023 - ***UPDATE***OPEN: LA 110 from LA 27 (Singer) to US 190 (Merryville) – Beauregard Parish
• 8/27/2023 - ***UPDATE***OPEN: LA 27: from LA 110 (Singer) to Ball Road (4.5 miles South of US 190) – Beauregard Parish
• 8/25/2023 - ***UPDATE***OPEN: US 190 from LA 111 to TX/LA State Line (Merryville) – Beauregard Parish
• 8/21/2023 - I-10 WB between the LA 395 - Roanoke Off & On Ramps, Jefferson Davis Parish, Outside Shoulder Closure

Public Meetings

• 8/23/2023 - DOTD to host public meeting in Lake Charles on I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge and widening project – Calcasieu Parish