Louisiana DOTD

Portion of La. 103 in St. Landry Parish to close for repairs

La. 103, 0.2 miles south of U.S. 190, will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting, to allow crews to make cross drain repairs. The detour will consist of LA 31, LA 741 and US 190.

DOTD announces start of construction project on La. 182 in St. Landry Parish

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that beginning Monday, construction was to begin on a $3.5 million overlay project on a 3.25-mile section of La. 182 from U.S. 167 to the end of the one-way couplet at East Church Street in Opelousas .

DOTD bids include Acadia, St. Landry projects

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 11 projects around the state were let on Dec. 9,. Nine contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $10.9 million.

DOTD announces road work near Church Point

La. 754 (Deanne Highway), 1.1 miles east of its intersection with La. 95, will be closed beginning 7 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Friday, weather permitting. The closure is necessary to allow crews to replace the existing drainage structure under the roadway.

Stinky hole on West Maple

Potholes on West Maple Avenue are common, but there was something about the hole between 4th and 5th streets that caught City Marshal Terry Darbonne’s eye Tuesday afternoon. “For some reason out of the corner of my eye ... it looked like a hole that was bigger than normal,” he said.