Press Release (Media/Web)

• 6/1/2026 - PUBLIC NOTICE FTA TRANSPORTATION GRANT PROGRAMS
• 5/28/2026 - DOTD warns motorists to drive with caution during inclement weather, heavy rains
• 5/21/2026 - Louisiana Businesses Step Up to Support Cleaner Highways Through Sponsor A Highway Program
• 5/21/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices across Louisiana
• 5/13/2026 - CURRENT Authority Holds Inaugural Board Meeting
• 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
• 4/20/2026 - 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

Road or Lane Status

• 6/9/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** I-49 (NB) and (SB); over Johnson Chute Bayou; Natchitoches Parish
• 6/9/2026 - *BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE* I-49-(NB) and (SB); over Bayou Julian/Longlois Hill; Natchitoches Parish
• 6/4/2026 - ROAD CLOSURE: LA 117 pipe replacement project, Natchitoches Parish
• 5/28/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 480; over Sims Bayou: Natchitoches Parish
• 5/13/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 6 over Red River at Grand Ecore; Natchitoches Parish
• 5/11/2026 - **BRIDGE CLOSURE** LA 1-X over Cane River; Church Street; Natchitoches Parish
• 5/11/2026 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE** LA 9 over Black Lake; Natchitoches 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
• 4/15/2026 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 155 bridge replacements near Coushatta, Red River Parish
• 3/30/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 487 over Brushy Bayou in Natchitoches Parish