Harlan Kirgan
About 20 miles of paving is planned in a fourth phase of the Smooth Ride Home program in St. Landry Parish.
A list of 28 roads was presented by Parish President Bill Fontenot at the Parish Council meeting on Wednesday.
Bids will be taken in early June and construction is planned to begin in early August.
More than 300 miles of roads have been paved in St. Landry Parish in the Smooth Ride Home program.
In 2013, Rural St. Landry Parish voters approved a 2 percent, 15-year sales tax for road improvement. Tax collections began in 2014 and road work began in 2015.
The initial bond issue for the program was $66 million and by 2028, the end of the 15-year bond, about $75 million in work will be completed.
There are about 800 miles of roads in the parish.
Roads in the next phase are as follows.
Apple Road from Dupre Road to Tower, 3,000 feet.
Beaureguard Street from Elsie Street to End, 1,600 feet.
Burke Manuel from La. 13 to La. 29, 7,700 feet.
Charles Burr Lane from Widsom Road to Colorado Road, 7,300 feet.
Daisy Lane from La. 10 to Address 203, 900 feet.
Dry Bayou Road from U.S. 71 to La. 359, 14,200 feet.
Elsie Street from U.S. 167 to Beaureguard Street, 855 feet.
Forestier Lane from La. 93 to Zick Miller Road, 1,550 feet.
Garland Sta. from Beggs La. 182 to Beggs La. 182, 1,200 feet.
Gilbert Street from U.S. 167 to Allen Road, 1,850 feet.
Glaze Road from George Buller Road to Curve, 650 feet.
Guidry Road from Snow’s Road to End, 2,500 feet.
Harold Street from U.S. 167 to Allen Road, 1,350 feet.
Janet Road from U.S. 190 to End, 2,800 feet.
Noel Road from La. 35 to 1400’ West, 1,400 feet.
Nonc Lol Road from La. 31 to End, 4,300 feet.
Nursing Home (reconstruct segments) from U.S. 71 to La. 10, 4,500 feet.
Old Spanish Road from Victoria Loop to End, 12,200 feet.
Prayer House Road from La. 10 to White Oak Road, 9,500 feet.
Renee Road from Garland Sta. to George Buller Road, 2,500 feet.
Rideau Church Road from Rideau Road to 2700 ft. N/W, 2,700 feet.
Snow’s Road from Rideau Road to across Gully to P.L. R/W, 8,000 feet.
St. Peter Road from La. 742 to End, 700 feet.
Sugar Mill Road from Dufilho Road to La. 357, 4,600 feet.
Superior Road from La. 93 to 3000 feet West, 3,000 feet.
Trinity Road from Montgomery Road to End, 1,359 feet.
White Oak Road from La. 103 to first Bridge, 900 feet.
Young Road from La. 104 to End of Pavement, 950 feet.
In other road business at the meeting, the abandonment of Parish Road 6-106 in the Swords area was discussed.
Fontenot said the road does not show up on current parish road maps and is not maintained.
Parish Council member Timmy Lejeune said the road is between La. 752 and U.S. 190, but has not been serviced in years.
There is about 300 feet where a road appears but it heads into a fence row, he said.
Parish Council member Harold Taylor said landowners adjacent to the road would have to agree to its abandonment.
The Council also approved its legal counsel, Garret Duplechain, to look into a burn ban ordinance for residential subdivisions in the parish.