NEW ORLEANS — As precipitation mixes with below-freezing temperatures, Louisiana's top concern ... to travel," Landry said. DOTD has also been watching the maps closely, and they have a strategy ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana is bracing for ... As of Monday night, DOTD has released a map, showing the roads that will take priority tomorrow if they need to put down more salt or sand.

LA 133 near Rayville, Louisiana, is set for road improvements including repaving, with an expected completion in Fall 2025.

DOTD said temperatures have to stay consistently above the 20 to 25 degree mark for enough progress to be made on the roads. Residents across Louisiana are urged to stay indoors and let crews work.

The damage this time is not as severe as in the 2023 incident, says Mark Arceneaux, area engineer for Louisiana DOTD. But an exterior girder on the third of four spans carrying eastbound I-10 over ...

“We haven’t seen this kind of snow since 1895 and it’s not something that we practice for. We practice for ice events,” said DOTD Spokesperson Daniel Gitlin. It’s something Gitlin says is new to ...

According to DOTD, the left lane of I-10 West will be closed from 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, through 5 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2. All flights to and from the Reagan National Airport are grounded ...

Video from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) shows the two motor graders the department deployed to help clear the runway and taxiways at the airport on Wednesday ...

The Louisiana ... and ice. DOTD will salt roads in seven parishes, including high-priority areas like bridges. DOTD began preparations on Sunday, stockpiling 400,000 pounds of salt. District ...

(KPLC) - With wintry weather expected, officials have brought in additional resources to help with road conditions in Southwest Louisiana. Seth Woods, District Administrator with the Department of ...