Press Release (Media/Web)

• 9/9/2026 - UPDATE - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 530 overlay project, Caddo Parish
• 9/1/2026 - Louisiana High School Students and Community Members Invited to Join the “Buckle Up, Phone Down” Challenge
• 8/31/2026 - Governor Jeff Landry Appoints Mark Wright as DOTD Commissioner of Multimodal Commerce
• 8/28/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: I-20 striping & pavement markings, Bossier & Webster Parishes
• 8/27/2026 - DOTD, partners launch LIFTOff Louisiana advanced air mobility initiative
• 8/17/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices across Louisiana
• 8/3/2026 - Austin Vaughn Appointed as Executive Director of the CURRENT Authority
• 7/21/2026 - Improving Highway Safety Through Expanded Truck Parking Planning
• 7/2/2026 - DOTD improves safety with all-way stop conversion at intersection in Bossier Parish
• 7/1/2026 - DOTD Signs Major Milestone for I-49 Lafayette Connector

Road or Lane Status

• 9/14/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 527 bridge over Flat River, Bossier Parish
• 9/11/2026 - UPDATE: I-20 Lincoln Parish Update for SP H.011627
• 9/8/2026 - I-110 SB S. 10Th Street On Ramp (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) ROAD CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - I-110 SB (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) ROAD CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - I-10 WB (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) LANE CLOSURES
• 9/8/2026 - I-10 WB PERKINS ON RAMP (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) RAMP CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - I-10 WB PERKINS ON RAMP (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) RAMP CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - I-10 WB PERKINS ON RAMP (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) RAMP CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - I-10 WB DALRYMPLE OFF RAMP (EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH) RAMP CLOSURE
• 9/8/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 3015 over Bayou Castor Relief, DeSoto Parish
• 9/4/2026 - EMERGENCY BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 531 bridge over Parmer’s Creek, Webster Parish
• 9/4/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 501 over drain, Bienville Parish
• 9/3/2026 - NIGHTTIME RAMP CLOSURE: LA 1 (Youree/Spring) northbound ramp to I-20 eastbound, Caddo Parish
• 9/3/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: I-20 westbound off-ramp at LA 526 (Bert Kouns), Caddo Parish
• 9/2/2026 - DOTD announces project to replace two bridges on LA 2 in Webster Parish
• 9/1/2026 - NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURES: LA 3 (Benton Rd) concrete pavement repair project, Bossier Parish
• 8/31/2026 - NIGHTTIME RAMP CLOSURE: I-20 westbound at Exit 19A (Spring/Market), Caddo Parish
• 8/28/2026 - Jimmie Davis Bridge project hits another milestone with girder installation
• 8/28/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 501 over unnamed creek, Bienville Parish
• 8/25/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: I-20 westbound off-ramp to LA 526 (Exit 8), Caddo Parish
• 8/21/2026 - REVISED - LANE CLOSURES: I-20 pavement striping project, Caddo Parish
• 8/21/2026 - NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURE: LA 3032 (Shreveport-Barksdale Bridge) eastbound, Caddo Parish
• 8/18/2026 - UPDATE - RAMP CLOSURES: I-20 at Simsboro/Industry Exits, Lincoln Parish
• 8/18/2026 - RAMP CLOSURE: LA 3132 westbound ramp to I-20 westbound, Caddo Parish
• 8/18/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: LA 9 overlay in Bienville & Claiborne Parishes
• 8/17/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: US 71 in south Bossier Parish
• 8/17/2026 - DOTD announces project to replace pavement striping & markings on section of I-49 in Caddo Parish
• 8/14/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 788 over Grand Bayou in Red River Parish
• 8/12/2026 - RAMP CLOSURE: LA 3132 eastbound off-ramp to Linwood Ave, Caddo Parish
• 8/12/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 171 (Hearne Ave) overlay project, Caddo Parish
• 8/11/2026 - DOTD announces project to repair section of LA 525 (Colquitt Rd) in Caddo Parish
• 8/11/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: I-49 southbound near Pierremont/Hollywood Exit, Caddo Parish
• 8/11/2026 - UPDATE - LANE CLOSURES: LA 3132 from I-20 to US 171 (Mansfield Rd), Caddo Parish
• 8/5/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 3015 overlay in DeSoto Parish
• 7/31/2026 - INTERMITTENT LANE/SHOULDER CLOSURES: Bridge deck cleaning, I-20 & I-220, Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 7/31/2026 - DOTD announces project to repair a section of US 79 through Minden, Webster Parish
• 7/28/2026 - DOTD announces project to provide new roadway striping on I-20 in Bossier & Webster Parishes
• 7/27/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 169 north of I-20, Caddo Parish
• 7/24/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 9 over Sprawls Mills Creek, Bienville Parish
• 7/22/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: I-49 southbound north of MLK Drive, Caddo Parish
• 7/20/2026 - UPDATE - CANCELED: US 80 (E. Texas St) at the UP Railroad crossing, Bossier Parish
• 7/17/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: DOTD announces project to provide concrete pavement repairs on routes in Caddo, Bossier Parishes
• 7/17/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 171 (Hearne Ave) asphalt overlay, Caddo Parish
• 7/16/2026 - LANE CLOSURE: I-49 northbound near Mira Myrtis Rd., Caddo Parish
• 7/16/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE - DOTD announces project to replace six rural bridges in Red River & Bienville Parishes
• 7/14/2026 - LANE CLOSURE: LA 3094 (Hearne Ave) northbound over Cross Bayou, Caddo Parish
• 7/13/2026 - UPDATE - Lane closures for routine bridge inspections, Northwest Region
• 7/10/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: Routine bridge inspection, Texas Street Bridge (US 80), Caddo Parish
• 7/8/2026 - RAMP/LANE CLOSURES: Routine bridge inspections in Caddo Parish
• 7/7/2026 - DOTD announces project to improve a section of LA 507 in Lincoln Parish
• 7/7/2026 - UPDATE – REOPENED: LA 540 bridge in Homer, Claiborne Parish
• 7/2/2026 - UPDATE - NIGHTTIME ROAD CLOSURE: LA 3132 westbound at LA 511 (70th St.), Caddo Parish
• 7/2/2026 - UPDATE - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 146 over unnamed creek, Claiborne Parish
• 7/1/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement (LA 511), Bossier & Caddo Parishes