The Advocate - Tue July 05, 2022
After Flooding in 2016, Louisiana's Baker High School to Finally Be Renovated
After many starts and stops, it appears that a high school in Baker, La., will finally be renovated, nearly six years after historic flooding swamped the town north of Baton Rouge. The Advocate reported that Baker's school board voted unanimously June 27 to hire a contractor to make much-needed repairs to the high school and campus damaged by four days of heavy rains in August 2016....
Louisiana DOTD - Thu June 16, 2022
Louisiana Road Project to Help Drivers in Busy Ascension Parish
Shawn D. Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), was joined by other state and local officials June 10 to celebrate the start of construction of an expansion of Louisiana Highway 44, including a roundabout project, in Ascension Parish....
Link-Belt Cranes - Mon May 23, 2022
VIDEO: Link-Belt 228 HSL Drives Piling at New Orleans Canal Expansion
Link-Belt Cranes customer, and long-term contractor for flood control projects in Louisiana, B&K Construction, was awarded a $45.5 million contract for storm channel improvements to the Algiers Sub-Basin Plan....
Hyundai Construction Equipment America - Mon May 16, 2022
Hyundai Construction Equipment Adds Forsythe Tractor to Growing North American Distribution Network
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas recently expanded its North American distribution network with the addition of Forsythe Tractor & Equipment LLC, in Shreveport, La., as an authorized Hyundai compact equipment dealer....
Plaquemine Post South - Wed March 23, 2022
Louisiana Lawmakers Working to Keep New Mississippi River Bridge in Upcoming Budget
Iberville Parish President J. Mitchell Ourso said he is working with the local legislative delegation to ensure the 2023 Louisiana state budget includes the funding Gov. John Bel Edwards wants to put toward construction of a modern Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge....
American Press & KPLC-TV - Mon February 14, 2022
Construction in Lake Charles, La., Expanding Old Casino into a First-Class Venue
Caesars Entertainment is planning to open a new casino in Lake Charles, La., at the site of the former Isle of Capri gaming riverboat resort. The construction and renovation project follows the forced closure of Isle of Capri due to the pandemic, and damage from Hurricane Laura, one of the most powerful in U.S....
CEG - Thu February 10, 2022
Dredging Inches Louisiana's Mississippi River Ship Channel Toward New Maximum Depth
The years-long effort to deepen the Mississippi River Ship Channel (MRSC) from 47 to 50 ft. crossed a major milestone in late December when the Crescent River Port Pilots Association (CRPPA), which guides ships entering the channel from the Gulf of Mexico up to New Orleans, increased its maximum draft recommendation from 47 to 48 ft....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu February 03, 2022
Road Repairs Due to Hurricane Ida Damage Nearing Completion in Louisiana
Hurricane Ida roared ashore on Aug. 29, 2021, in southern Louisiana, barreling through houses and businesses, ripping out chunks of roadway from Louisiana Highway 1 and scattering them in the nearby marsh....
Houma Courier - Wed January 26, 2022
Louisiana's Morganza Levee System Crosses Hurdle With USACE Involvement
A levee system that protects about 200,000 residents in Louisiana's Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes from Gulf of Mexico storms reached a milestone in mid-January with an agreement that kicks off federal-led construction on the project....
Bossier Press-Tribune & Louisiana DOTD - Tue January 11, 2022
Major Work on Bossier City, La., Interchange to Continue Into Spring
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) on Jan. 7 began to advise motorists that ramp and lane closures have been scheduled for the ongoing construction of the new Interstate-20/I-220/Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB) Interchange Access Project in Bossier City....
