Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 23, 2024
Jensen Oversees LA DOTD's Caddo Lake Bridge Replacement
Crews with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA DOTD) are working to replace the LA 1 bridge over Caddo Lake in north Caddo Parish. The original structure, accommodating approximately 5,000 vehicles per day, was constructed in 1940, and has served as an important connector between the towns of Mooringsport and Oil City....
Shreveport Times - Wed May 01, 2024
Construction On New Jimmie Davis Bridge Near Shreveport, La., to Begin Later in May
Work on the new $361.7 million Jimmie Davis Bridge project is set to start in just a few weeks, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). "We are anticipating starting work on the new Jimmie Davis bridge in about a month," said Erin Buchanan, the state agency's public information officer, in April....
DSC Dredge - Wed April 24, 2024
Muddy Water Dredging Christens Marlin Class Dredge
On April 19, 2024, Muddy Water Dredging LP held the christening ceremony of its groundbreaking Marlin Class dredge at the Port of New Orleans. The event was attended by many esteemed business leaders, media personnel and distinguished dignitaries....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 14, 2024
Bringing Louisiana's Barataria Basin Back to Life
Southwest of New Orleans on the west side of the Mississippi River, Louisiana's Barataria Basin has been slowly dying from natural and manmade pressures upon it. The good news is that help is on the way....
New Orleans Times Picayune - Tue December 26, 2023
New Orleans' Historic Harvey Tunnel Now Closed to Carry Out $53.7M in Upgrades
Louisiana's Harvey Tunnel opened nine governors ago, during Earl Long's administration, and for much of its 66-year history has been maintained and repaired on a piecemeal basis: Close one or both lanes in one direction to traffic, work for a week or so, then repeat on the other side....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Tue December 12, 2023
Site Work Has Begun On La.'s $361M Jimmie Davis Bridge Over Red River
Preliminary site work has started on a multi-million-dollar project to build a new Jimmie Davis Bridge for La. Highway 511 across the Red River connecting Bossier and Caddo Parishes, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Dec....
BOMAG Americas - Mon December 11, 2023
Waukesha Pearce Industries Named Full-Line BOMAG Americas Dealer in Louisiana
BOMAG Americas announced Waukesha Pearce Industries LLC (WPI) as the new dealer in Louisiana for the manufacturer's full line of compaction, paving, milling and recycling/stabilizing equipment. For decades, WPI has successfully represented the BOMAG soil equipment line in parts of Texas....
Shreveport Times & CEG - Mon November 06, 2023
State, Local Leaders Break Ground On NW Louisiana State Building in Shreveport
Even though it was a cold and windy fall day, local and state leaders, including Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, gathered Oct. 30 on the first level of 500 Fannin St. in downtown Shreveport to break ground on what will become the new Northwest Louisiana (NWLA) State Office Building....
New Orleans Times-Picayune - Wed September 20, 2023
Louisiana Begins Construction On $14M Levee, Floodwall Project in Jean Lafitte
A number of officials in Louisiana representing the state, Jefferson Parish and the town of Jean Lafitte were on hand Sept. 5 near Bayou Barataria to celebrate the beginning of a $14 million levee and floodwall project that aims to bolster protections for the flood-prone community against tidal surge....
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Office of Gov. John Bel Edwards - Mon August 14, 2023
Louisiana Officials Finally Break Ground On $2.92B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Effort
Gov. John Bel Edwards officially kicked off the construction of Louisiana's most ambitious wetlands restoration effort to date on Aug. 10 at a groundbreaking ceremony near Ironton along the west bank of the Mississippi River....
