Press Release (Media/Web)

• 5/5/2026 - CURRENT Authority Board to Hold First Public Meeting
• 4/29/2026 - Louisiana Breaks Ground on Historic I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge Replacement Project
• 4/23/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 1200 overlay project in Rapides Parish
• 4/20/2026 - DOTD Highlights Scale of Litter Cleanup Investments as Love the Boot Week Begins
• 4/20/2026 - DOTD Recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week, Urges Motorists to Drive Safely
• 4/10/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 9 asphalt overlay, Natchitoches Parish
• 4/1/2026 - DOTD Encourages Louisiana First Responders to Participate in TIM Training Day April 9
• 3/24/2026 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 3/20/2026 - Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Launches DBE Interim Final Rule (IFR) Narrative Questionnaire for Certification Applicants
• 3/16/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices across Louisiana
• 3/13/2026 - Adopt A Highway Maintenance Corporation, in Partnership with DOTD, Welcome the Newest Sponsors to the “Sponsor A Highway” Program to Combat Litter
• 3/11/2026 - DOTD selected to participate in new federal aviation pilot program
• 2/25/2026 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects

Road or Lane Status

• 5/5/2026 - **LANE CLOSURE** US 165 Southbound Lane @ Pineville Expressway Overpass; Rapides Parish
• 5/5/2026 - **UPDATE** - EMERGENCY RAILROAD CLOSURE - US 167 at US 71; Meeker, La; Rapides Parish
• 5/4/2026 - **UPDATE** - ROAD CLOSURE** LA 493 over Cane River; Natchitoches Parish
• 4/29/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 480 over Sims Bayou; Natchitoches Parish
• 4/29/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 115 over Bayou Dulac; Avoyelles Parish
• 4/28/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 1 over KCS railroad & DR T Doos railroad; Avoyelles Parish
• 4/27/2026 - Emergency Lane Closure; LA 114 Bridge over Belldeau Bayou; Avoyelles Parish
• 4/27/2026 - La 472: Indian and Big Bear Creek Bridges; H.014243; Grant Parish
• 4/15/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 155 bridge replacements near Coushatta, Red River Parish
• 4/13/2026 - UPDATE - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 463 over Boggy Branch, Vernon Parish
• 3/30/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 487 over Brushy Bayou in Natchitoches Parish
• 3/30/2026 - DOTD to replace pavement markings on section of I-49 in Rapides Parish
• 3/25/2026 - DOTD announces an intersection improvement project along US 165 in Pineville, Rapides Parish
• 3/19/2026 - DOTD to upgrade two traffic signals in Pineville, Rapides Parish
• 3/19/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE - LANE CLOSURES: LA 1207 from LA 115 TO LA 28, Rapides Parish
• 3/13/2026 - UPDATE - I-49: Emergency Repair NB Over Diversion Canal, Rapides Parish
• 3/12/2026 - **RAILROAD CLOSURE** LA 1178, Union Pacific Railroad; Avoyelles Parish
• 3/12/2026 - **BRIDGE CLOSURE** LA 118; over Little Sandy Creek; Natchitoches Parish
• 3/12/2026 - DOTD announces project to replace the Monroe Fabre Over Bayou Des Glaises, Avoyelles Parish
• 3/11/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 165: 260’ N of Lowe’s Dr – Frontage Rd., Rapides Parish
• 2/26/2026 - LA 467-1: LA 10 to Fort Polk South Gate; Vernon Parish; Project 4400034072
• 2/24/2026 - LA 486: LA 480 – US 71 North; Natchitoches Parish; H.014864