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DOTD relaunches T4LA initiative
Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:48:34 AM
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has relaunched its T4LA initiative ­­–Transforming Transportation with Transparency and Teamwork – during a department-wide update event at headquarters.

The initiative, originally established in 2024 under Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order, is designed to transform DOTD’s internal operations and improve how the department serves Louisiana residents. Tuesday’s meeting provided employees with updates on progress and outlined the next steps in the effort.

“Today we relaunch T4LA not just as part of the transformation, but as a renewed pledge to the people of Louisiana,” said DOTD Secretary Glenn Ledet. “Our mission is to deliver infrastructure and services that are efficient, transparent, and worthy of public trust.”

As part of the relaunch, DOTD announced earlier this year the creation of two new offices within the department. The Office of Transformation and the Office of Project Delivery were created to lead improvements across the agency. Both offices were created during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session.

The Office of Transformation, led by Deputy Secretary Julia Fisher-Cormier, will oversee departmental reforms, implement efficiency strategies, improve communications processes, and manage performance metrics. The office will also prioritize innovative practices and expand the outsourcing of routine maintenance tasks.

“The relaunch is an opportunity to reintroduce ongoing efforts and present new goals that will all work toward modernizing DOTD. It’s time we pull back the curtain and clearly show Louisiana what we’re doing right and also what we know we can do better,” said Fisher-Cormier.

The Office of Project Delivery, led by Assistant Secretary Eric Dauphine, will focus on streamlining project development, management, construction, and delivery. This office aims to enhance project efficiency, reduce delays, and strengthen accountability.

“Change is never easy, but these initiatives will prove to accomplish a better, faster work product. We’re engaging our peer states for best practices and efficiencies,” said Dauphine.

Key notable initiatives of the transformation include:
  • Program and project delivery: Streamlining planning, construction, maintenance, and operations to improve efficiency.
  • Innovation: Expanding the use of scheduling, permitting, and performance tracking systems to strengthen accountability, as well as utilizing automation and advanced methods.
  • Workforce and wage assessment: Ensuring workloads are balanced and wages are competitive to ensure we are giving our most valuable assets, our people, the opportunity for success.
  • Economic development collaboration: Formalizing processes to incorporate commerce as a key priority in our processes and aligning with the whole-of-government approach.

Since the transformation launch, DOTD has already introduced several improvements, including the Project Viewer, which allows the public to easily track the status and timelines of infrastructure projects in their area. The complete initiative list and upcoming changes are detailed at www.T4LA.com.

The relaunch marks a renewed commitment to building a more accountable, efficient, and transparent transportation system for Louisiana. DOTD will continue to share progress updates as the initiative advances.