Press Release (Media/Web)

• 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
• 3/3/2026 - REMINDER - DOTD to host public meeting for proposed roundabout in Lincoln Parish
• 2/25/2026 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects

Road or Lane Status

• 4/20/2026 - NIGHTLY LANE CLOSURES: I-20 EB and WB – Ouachita Parish
• 4/17/2026 - Pedestrian improvement project for McMillan Rd. in Ouachita Parish to begin
• 4/14/2026 - LADOTD Announces Upcoming Roadway Improvements on LA 34: 0.3 MI S LA 617 - US 80 in Ouachita Parish
• 4/6/2026 - Lane Closures on I-20 in Lincoln Parish for SP H.010616/LA 544 Overpass Replacement
• 4/1/2026 - BRIDGE REOPENED: Red Cut Road over Watson Branch in Ouachita Parish
• 4/1/2026 - Emergency Shoulder Closures: I-20 EB and WB – Ouachita Parish
• 4/1/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 840-6 (North 18th Street and Forsythe Avenue) from Hudson Lane to Bayou Desiard
• 4/1/2026 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 838 (New Natchitoches Road) Bridge at Steep Bayou
• 4/1/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: Charles Rawls Road Bridge over Prairion Bayou in Ouachita Parish
• 4/1/2026 - H.015930 D05 Rumble Strips and Striping Phase 2
• 4/1/2026 - LADOTD Announces Upcoming Roadway Improvements on LA 15 and US 165-Business in Ouachita Parish
• 3/19/2026 - NOW OPEN - LANE CLOSURE: I-20 westbound at Nutland Rd. overpass, Ouachita Parish
• 3/18/2026 - UPDATE - EMERGENCY INTERSTATE CLOSURE: I-20 eastbound in Ruston, Lincoln Parish
• 3/4/2026 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: Charles Rawls Road Bridge over Prairion Bayou in Ouachita Parish