Press Release (Media/Web)

• 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
• 7/1/2026 - DOTD Signs Major Milestone for I-49 Lafayette Connector
• 6/25/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD to adjust traffic signal on US 165 at Technology Drive in Monroe, Ouachita Parish
• 6/22/2026 - DOTD, state & local leaders celebrate completion of I-20 major rehabilitation project
• 6/17/2026 - Press Release (Media/Web) DOTD encourages motorists to use caution as severe weather expected to impact areas across Louisiana
• 6/15/2026 - DOTD warns motorists to drive with caution during inclement weather, heavy rains

Road or Lane Status

• 8/17/2026 - UPDATE - LANE CLOSURE: I-20 Westbound over Mississippi River, Madison Parish
• 8/7/2026 - PROJECT UPDATE: LA 544 (Tech Dr) overpass over I-20, Lincoln Parish
• 8/3/2026 - LADOTD Announces Upcoming Roadway Improvements on US 165 Business and LA 840-6 in Ouachita Parish
• 8/3/2026 - Mound Welcome Center & Rest Area in Madison Parish to undergo renovations
• 8/3/2026 - LADOTD Announces Upcoming Roadway Improvements on LA 15 and US 165-Business in Ouachita Parish
• 8/3/2026 - LADOTD Announces Upcoming Roadway Improvements on LA 34: 0.3 MI S LA 617 - US 80 in Ouachita Parish
• 8/3/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 840-6 (North 18th Street and Forsythe Avenue) from Hudson Lane to Bayou Desiard
• 8/3/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 838 (New Natchitoches Road) Bridge at Steep Bayou
• 8/3/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: Charles Rawls Road Bridge over Prairion Bayou in Ouachita Parish
• 7/23/2026 - OPENED - EMERGENCY RAMP CLOSURE: LA 617 (Thomas Road) I-20 WB On-Ramp in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish
• 7/14/2026 - UPDATE - NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURE: I-20 over the Ouachita River, Ouachita Parish
• 7/8/2026 - UPDATE - DOTD announces $17.9M project to repair a section of I-20 in Lincoln Parish
• 7/7/2026 - NIGHTLY LANE CLOSURES: I-20 EB and WB – Ouachita Parish
• 7/1/2026 - H.015930 D05 Rumble Strips and Striping Phase 2