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LA 44 near the Palm St. Intersection (or 0.2 miles west of Main Street) Full Road Closure – St. John the Baptist Parish – Cross Drain Replacement – H.
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 1:36:25 PM
There will be a full road closure on LA 44 near the Palm St. intersection (or 0.2 miles west of Main St.) beginning at 6:00AM on Monday, July 21, 2025 through Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 7PM, weather permitting, while construction crews replace a cross drain.

Permit Information:
Full road closure.

Detour Information:
The following detour will be posted to avoid the road closure:
Motorist traveling LA 44 east may take LA 636-3 (W. 2nd St) east to LA 628 (E. 5th St.), then west to re-intersect LA 44.
Motorist traveling LA 44 west may take LA 628 east to 636-3 (W. 2nd St), then west to re-intersect LA 44.

Safety Reminder:
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the construction site and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.

Contact Information:
Clay James, P.E.
[email protected]
985-375-0191