Press Release (Media/Web)

• 10/7/2026 - DOTD announces a $1.48 million project to replace Gully Bridge on LA 109 in Starks – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/23/2026 - DOTD continues efforts to expedite repairs at damaged Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge
• 9/22/2026 - DOTD announces repairs and additional safety measures underway at Grand Lake Pontoon Bridge on LA 384
• 9/22/2026 - UPDATE - Statewide truck permit experiencing intermittent disruptions due to server outage
• 9/9/2026 - DOTD announces striping project on I-10 EB and WB from Vinton to I-210 Westbound Interchange to begin Sept. 13, 2026 – Calcasieu 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 - DOTD announces $6.86 million project to improve US 165 between LA 101 and First Ave. in Kinder to begin Aug 31, 2026
• 8/27/2026 - DOTD, partners launch LIFTOff Louisiana advanced air mobility initiative
• 8/21/2026 - ***UPDATE***DOTD announces project complete at intersection of LA 1256 and W. Calcasieu Blvd. in Sulphur – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/17/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices across Louisiana
• 8/10/2026 - DOTD announces $3.07 million roundabout project on LA 3092 (Lake St.) at Gauthier Road to begin Aug. 10, 2026 – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/3/2026 - Austin Vaughn Appointed as Executive Director of the CURRENT Authority
• 7/30/2026 - DOTD announces $2.82 million improvement project on LA 397 from LA 14 to US 90 to begin Aug. 3, 2026 – Calcaiseu Parish

Road or Lane Status

• 10/13/2026 - Alternating lane closures: LA 397 NB & SB (US 90 to LeBleu Cemetery Road) – Calcasieu Parish
• 10/9/2026 - ***UPDATE***Exit 27 at I-10 West (LA 378 Westlake) open – Calcasieu Parish
• 10/8/2026 - Ramp closure: I-10 West Entrance Ramp at PPG Drive, Exit 26 -- Calcasieu Parish
• 10/8/2026 - Ramp Reconfiguration: PPG Drive I-10 East Entrance Ramp -- Calcasieu Parish
• 10/8/2026 - Road Closure: I-210 at Exit 1B, I-10 Eastbound Entrance Ramp -- Calcasieu Parish
• 10/7/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: I-10 WB (MM 27 to MM 29.5) at Exit 27 – Calcasieu Parish
• 10/7/2026 - Lane Closure – Sampson Street (LA 378) – Calcasieu Parish
• 10/7/2026 - UPDATE: Lane closure: I-10 Eastbound (Mile Marker 25 to Mile Marker 26) - Calcasieu Parish
• 10/7/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: I-10 WB (MM 26 – MM 25) - Calcasieu Parish
• 10/6/2026 - Ramp closure: PPG Entrance Ramp To I-10 East - Calcasieu Parish
• 10/5/2026 - Lane Closure: I-10 West (Mile Marker 30 to Mile Marker 25) – Calcasieu Parish
• 10/5/2026 - LA 1262 Southbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work) Permit 0015520
• 9/30/2026 - Lane Closure – LA 378 (Sampson Street) – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/30/2026 - Emergency lane closure: LA 385 SB just north of Fontenot Road – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/28/2026 - ***UPDATE***Shoulder closure: I-10 EB and WB and surrounding service roads (MM 25 to MM 31) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/28/2026 - UPDATE: Lane closure: I-10 Westbound (Mile Marker 26 – Mile Marker 25) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/28/2026 - Intermittent lane closure: US 90 EB and WB at PPG Drive - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/28/2026 - Herbicide application: US 171 NB and SB – Calcasieu and Beauregard Parish
• 9/28/2026 - Lane Closure – LA 378 (Sampson Street) – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/25/2026 - ***UPDATE***Shoulder closure: Miller Avenue SB from Railroad Avenue to Horseshoe Boulevard - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/25/2026 - Lane closure: I-210 WEST flyover ramp to I-10 WEST – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/25/2026 - ***UPDATE***LA 385 Southbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work) Emergency Sewer Repair by City of Lake Charles
• 9/23/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: North Lakeshore Drive - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/23/2026 - Alternating lane closures: LA 385 (Common St.), LA 3186 (E. McNeese St.) and LA 1138-3 (Legion St.) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/21/2026 - Full Closure: I-210 WB at Exit 1B (I-10 Eastbound) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/21/2026 - LA 384 Northbound and Southbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work) Permit 07018231
• 9/18/2026 - Alternating lane closure: I-10 EB & WB from Gum Gully Bridge (MM 5) to Vinton Canal Bridge (MM 8.5) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/17/2026 - Lane Closure - Southbound Right Lane of Sampson Street (LA 378) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/15/2026 - Lane Closure - Southbound Right Lane of Sampson Street (LA 378) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/14/2026 - Width restriction on LA 14 from Third St. to Fourth St. in Lake Arthur, Sept. 14 - Oct. 5 - Jefferson Davis & Vermilion Parishes
• 9/10/2026 - Lane closure I-10 EB and WB from MM 8 to MM 9 - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/10/2026 - Lane Closure: I-10 WB (LA 378 Entrance Ramp to Exit 26) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/10/2026 - Lane Closure: I-10 WB (Mile Marker 29 to base of Calcasieu River Bridge) - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/10/2026 - Lane Closure: I-10 EB (PPG Drive entrance ramp to I-10 EB – Exit 27) - Calcasieu Parish
• 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
• 9/5/2026 - Full closure: LA 384 (Big Lake Road) south of Broussard Lane – Calcasieu Parish
• 9/2/2026 - Lane closure: Prien Lake Road EB right lane between Seventh Ave. and LA 14 - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/1/2026 - ***UPDATE***Full closure: LA 14 EB and WB at railroad crossing 0.83 miles east of Corbina Road - Calcasieu Parish
• 9/1/2026 - UPDATED: LA 397 Northbound,LA 397 Southbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Railroad Maintenance) Permit 07018510
• 8/31/2026 - Full lane closure US 90 X (Pamco Road) Northbound – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/31/2026 - UPDATE: Full lane closure: US 90 X (Pamco Road) Southbound – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/31/2026 - UPDATE: Alternating lane closure: LA 14 NB and SB from Power Center Pkwy. To US 90 – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/31/2026 - ***UPDATE***Closure: I-10 WB off-ramp at LA 383 (Exit 43) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/28/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: I-10 EB and WB from MM 8 to MM 9 - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/25/2026 - Lane width reduction: I-210 WB Exit 1A off-ramp - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/24/2026 - ***UPDATE***Horseshoe Blvd. in Westlake OPEN to traffic from Sampson St. to Miller Ave. – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/21/2026 - Alternating nightly road closure: LA 379 (Sulphur Ave.) and LA 378 (Sampson St.) – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/18/2026 - Herbicide application: Median of LA 108 EB and WB near Ruth Street in Sulphur – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/18/2026 - Lane closure I-10 EB and WB from MM 8 to MM 9 - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/18/2026 - Alternating road closure: I-10 EB at LA 378 entrance ramp & I-10 WB at Lakeshore Drive entrance ramp - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/18/2026 - Alternating road closure: I-10 EB at LA 378 entrance ramp & I-10 WB at Lakeshore entrance ramp - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/18/2026 - Alternating lane closure: LA 378 at West Fork Bridge – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/17/2026 - Herbicide application: I-10 EB and WB from Iowa to Acadia Parish Line – Jefferson Davis Parish
• 8/17/2026 - Shoulder closure: I-10 WB between Bayou Nezpique Bridge and North Cutting Ave. overpass – Jefferson Davis Parish
• 8/13/2026 - US 90 Westbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work) Permit 07018160
• 8/13/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: I-10 WB from Exit 8 (MM 8) to MM 10 - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/13/2026 - Lane closure: I-10 Eastbound (Mile Marker 25 – US 90 Overpass) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/12/2026 - Herbicide application: Median of I-210 from I-10 Westbound to I-10 east of Lake Charles – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/10/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: I-10 Eastbound (Mile Marker 24 to Mile Marker 27) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/7/2026 - Lane closure: I-10 WB at Lakeshore Drive Entrance Ramp - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/7/2026 - Lane modification: LA 378 (Sampson Street) in Westlake – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/7/2026 - Lane closure: US 90 Business WB (Broad St.) from I-210 off-ramp to Pamco Road - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/6/2026 - Ramp Closure – Westbound On-Ramp to I-10 at Exit 27 – Calcasieu Parish
• 8/6/2026 - Alternating lane closure I-10 EB and WB from Texas State Line to Gum Gully Bridge (MM 5) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/6/2026 - LA 397 Northbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Road Construction)
• 8/6/2026 - LA 397 Southbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Road Construction)
• 8/5/2026 - ***UPDATE***Lane closure: US 171 NB and SB (Calcasieu River Bridge) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/5/2026 - UPDATE: Lane closure: I-10 Eastbound at Mile Marker 25 (US 90 overpass) - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/4/2026 - Lane closure: I-10 EB and WB from Lakeshore Drive Overpass to US 171 - Calcasieu Parish
• 8/4/2026 - ***UPDATE***I-10 WB entrance ramp at Sampson St. in Westlake open from 5 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 5, 2026– Calcasieu Parish
• 8/3/2026 - Lane closure I-10 WB over Calcasieu River Bridge (MP 28.7) - Calcasieu Parish
• 7/31/2026 - Alternating lane closures: LA 385 (Common St.), LA 3186 (E. McNeese St.) & LA 1138-3 (Legion St.) - Calcasieu Parish
• 7/30/2026 - Lane closure: I-210 WB (0.5 Miles Before Exit 1B to Exit 1A) - Calcasieu Parish
• 7/30/2026 - LA 14 Northbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work) Permit 07018442
• 7/30/2026 - LA 14 Eastbound, Calcasieu Parish -- Roadwork (Utility Work)
• 7/30/2026 - Shoulder closure: US 90 WB after Exit 26 - Calcasieu Parish

Ferry Information

• 10/3/2026 - Cameron Ferry crossing is Back in Service – Cameron Parish
• 9/24/2026 - DOTD Announces Cameron Ferry Service Privatization Agreement Finalized
• 9/12/2026 - ***UPDATE***Cameron Ferry crossing Resumes Service - Cameron Parish
• 9/3/2026 - ***UPDATE***Cameron Ferry crossing back in service with 50-foot vehicle restriction – Cameron Parish
• 8/17/2026 - ***UPDATE***Cameron Ferry Resumes Service – Cameron Parish
• 8/13/2026 - ***UPDATE:***Cameron Ferry crossing back in service – Cameron Parish
• 8/10/2026 - Cameron Ferry crossing out of service until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 – Cameron Parish
• 7/30/2026 - ***UPDATE***Cameron Ferry crossing BACK IN SERVICE – Cameron Parish