Baton Rouge Advocate - Thu June 29, 2023
Plans Advance for Baton Rouge-Area Mississippi River Bridge, But Need Support
With statewide elections on the horizon in Louisiana this year, some Baton Rouge-area officials working to bring a new Mississippi River bridge to the region are worried leadership changes could derail construction before it even starts....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 25, 2023
Phase Two of $464M LA 1 Bridge Begins in Louisiana
Construction crews in southern Louisiana have begun phase two work on roughly 9 mi. of bridge that will connect Leeville to Golden Meadow in LaFourche Parish. Once this $464 million effort is complete, there will be 19.3 mi....
Takeuchi-US - Tue May 16, 2023
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana Joins Takeuchi Dealer Network
Takeuchi-US has expanded its North American dealer network with the addition of Ditch Witch of South Louisiana (DWSLA), located at 3602 Hwy 30 in Geismar. This location near Baton Rouge now carries the full line of Takeuchi excavators, compact track loaders and wheel loaders....
Vermeer - Tue April 18, 2023
Vermeer Texas-Louisiana Wins Seven Awards at Banquet
Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, the authorized dealer for Vermeer construction equipment in Texas and southern Louisiana, earned seven sales performance awards at Vermeer Corporation's annual Founder's Banquet held during the 2023 ConExpo-CON/AGG trade show in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 14, 2023....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Wed March 08, 2023
Louisiana DOTD Breaks Ground On Leo Kerner Moveable Bridge Replacement
State and local officials broke ground in late February in Jean Lafitte, La., on the first phase of a permanent replacement for the Leo Kerner Swing Bridge, destroyed by Hurricane Ida in 2021. The contingent was led by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Shawn D....
The Advocate & Louisiana DOTD - Wed February 22, 2023
Louisiana Highway 70, Key Route for Many Plant Workers, Set for Expansion
State highway contractors are expected this spring to start expanding Louisiana Highway 70 in Ascension and St. James parishes to handle continued industrial growth in the Mississippi River corridor. The $50.2 million project will widen La....
Wirtgen Group - Thu February 02, 2023
Doggett Machinery Services Announced as Authorized Wirtgen Group Dealer in Louisiana
Effective Jan. 1, 2023, Doggett Machinery Services is the official Wirtgen Group dealer in Louisiana. Doggett will be the exclusive dealer of Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm and Kleemann equipment, parts and service operating at the seven Doggett locations across the state — Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Broussard, Covington, Monroe, Shreveport and St....
Acadiana Advocate & Lafayette Daily Advertiser - Thu January 12, 2023
Renovations to UL-Lafayette's Football Stadium to Begin After 2023 Season
The University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette has announced that its renovation of Cajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium will not affect the fall 2023 football season. In June 2021, UL and Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center came to an agreement where the hospital would buy the stadium's naming rights for $15 million — money which would help fund the building project....
WWNO Radio & Waterways Journal Weekly - Thu December 29, 2022
USACE Makes Historic Decision to Greenlight $2.3B Mississippi River Diversion
In a historic decision, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Dec. 19 gave its approval to Louisiana's long-sought-after $2.3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the community of Ironton in Plaquemines Parish....
Greenup Industries - Wed December 28, 2022
Greenup Industries Successfully Completes First of Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Storm Protection Projects
Greenup Industries successfully completed the Stockpile 2 project for the West Shore Lake Ponchartrain Project (WSLPP) and is scheduled to complete Stockpile 1 in the summer of 2023. The company was awarded two contracts for stockpiling clay by the U.S....
