Press Release (Media/Web)

• 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
• 4/1/2026 - 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
• 3/17/2026 - DOTD contractor to conduct interstate sweeping operations in Shreveport-Bossier area
• 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

• 4/24/2026 - REMINDER: Intermittent lane closures for I-20 major rehab project, Bossier Parish
• 4/20/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement project to shift into Phase 3
• 4/20/2026 - UPDATE - ROAD CLOSURE: LA 72 (Old Minden Rd) at RR crossing, Bossier Parish
• 4/17/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 169 over Twelve Mile Bayou, Caddo Parish
• 4/15/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 155 bridge replacements near Coushatta, Red River Parish
• 4/10/2026 - RAMP/LANE CLOSURES: LA 3132 eastbound at I-49, Caddo Parish
• 4/8/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: LA 3227 Realignment @ LA 157 Phase 2, Bossier Parish
• 4/8/2026 - INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURES: LA 526 (Bert Kouns) near LA 3132, Caddo Parish
• 4/6/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD announces project to provide concrete pavement repairs on routes in Caddo, Bossier Parishes
• 3/30/2026 - INTERMITTENT RAMP CLOSURES: Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 3/19/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: Jimmie Davis Bridge project reaches milestone with girder installation, Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 3/19/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 789 over Foster Creek, Caddo Parish
• 3/13/2026 - UPDATE - REOPENED: LA 169 bridge at Walnut Bayou, Caddo Parish
• 3/13/2026 - REMINDER: NIGHTTIME ROAD CLOSURE: LA 526 (Bert Kouns) near LA 3132, Caddo Parish
• 3/12/2026 - NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURES: Jimmie Davis Bridge project (LA 511) in Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 3/6/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 171 (Hearne Ave) asphalt overlay, Caddo Parish
• 3/5/2026 - RESCHEDULED - LANE/RAMP CLOSURES: I-20 westbound at Fairfield Ave., Caddo Parish
• 3/2/2026 - INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURES: Jimmie Davis Bridge project (LA 511), Bossier Parish
• 3/2/2026 - UPDATE - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 3049 over Dooley Bayou, Caddo Parish
• 2/26/2026 - LANE/RAMP CLOSURE: LA 3132 at LA 511 (W. 70th St), Caddo Parish
• 2/25/2026 - ROAD CLOSURE: LA 526 (Bert Kouns) near LA 3132, Caddo Parish
• 2/25/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 1 southbound at the Port, Caddo Parish
• 2/24/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: Clyde Fant Parkway road closures necessary as Jimmie Davis Bridge construction moves forward
• 2/20/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD announces project to provide concrete panel repairs on section of LA 511 (W. 70th St) in Shreveport
• 2/18/2026 - DOTD announces project to repair a section of LA 9 in Claiborne & Bienville Parishes
• 2/13/2026 - RAMP CLOSURES: I-20 eastbound off-ramp to Benton Rd., Bossier Parish (I-20 rehab project)