Press Release (Media/Web)

• 9/25/2023 - $78.9 million infrastructure investment along I-10 in Acadia and Lafayette Parish slated to start in October
• 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
• 9/6/2023 - 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 - NOW OPEN: Interstate 10 eastbound lane closures on Atchafalaya Bridge set to begin Friday night
• 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 - Nightly lane closures: I-10 WB & EB (MM 43-45, MM 44-47) – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/21/2023 - Update Closure: Whiskey Chitto Creek Bridge replacement on Carpenters Bridge Road to start September 25, 2023
• 9/13/2023 - ***UPDATE***REOPENED: I-10 WB at US 165 (MM 44-47) – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/29/2023 - I-10 Eastbound from MM 114 to MM 115 (Henderson), St. Martin Parish, Lane Closure
• 8/28/2023 - I-10 EB & WB from MM 66 (Acadia/Jeff Davis Parish Line) to MM 103 (I-49 Interchange), Acadia & Lafayette Parish, Lane Closures
• 8/25/2023 - Emergency Bridge Closure on LA 1131 (2.8 miles south of US 90) - Jefferson Davis Parish
• 8/23/2023 - I-10 EB Entrance & Exit Ramps at Exit 109 - LA 328 (Breaux Bridge) & EB Exit Ramp at Exit 115 (Henderson), St. Martin Parish, Alternating Ramp Closure
• 8/22/2023 - UPDATED: US 190 Westbound, Jefferson Davis Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work)
• 8/21/2023 - I-10 WB between the LA 395 - Roanoke Off & On Ramps, Jefferson Davis Parish, Outside Shoulder Closure
• 8/16/2023 - MOVING LANE CLOSURE: I-10 EB & WB between MP 44 to 66/ US 165 to Acadia Parish Line
• 8/16/2023 - I-10 Herbicide Application Moving Operation: Acadia Parish Line (Jennings, LA) to US 165 (Iowa, LA)
• 8/7/2023 - US 90 Westbound, Jefferson Davis Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work)
• 8/2/2023 - LA 102 Northbound,US 90 Northbound, Jefferson Davis Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work)
• 7/25/2023 - UPDATED: US 90 Westbound, Jefferson Davis Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work)
• 7/20/2023 - I-10 Eastbound & Westbound Exit 92 (Mire/Duson) to Exit 65 (Jennings/Evangeline), Acadia Parish, Alternating Lane Closures for Sweeping Operation

Public Meetings

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