DOTD Archives - St. Charles Herald Guide

Officials break ground on $10 million Paul Maillard Road revitalization

August 3, 2023 Kahlil Turner

Officials from St. Charles Parish government and the Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOTD) met on Paul Maillard Road in Luling. […]

Local teen plans bridge signs to raise suicide awareness

September 16, 2022 Monique Roth

Olivia Julien has a goal to spread messages of hope across the Hale Boggs Bridge, and she is one step closer to achieving that goal after this month’s St. Charles Parish Council meeting. […]

DOTD describes frequency of bridge repair work as ‘unexpected’

February 2, 2022 Monique Roth

St. Charles Parish drivers and commuters have found themselves in an all too familiar predicament this month, as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development once again began performing work on the Hale Boggs Bridge. […]

New pump station offers better protection for more than 500 homes

August 19, 2020 Monique Roth

536 more residences, 25 more businesses and 13 more public buildings in St. Charles Parish are now better protected from floods as construction has wrapped up on Luling’s Ellington Pump Station. […]

Paving the Road to Safer Louisiana Highways

February 27, 2020 heraldguide

Louisiana’s definition of a distracted or inattentive driver is one who is actively engaged in any activity that diverts his/her attention away from the task of driving. […]

Sunshine Bridge users to be delayed

November 12, 2018 Allen Lottinger

People who ordinarily take the Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsonville to cross the “Mississippi River” will have to take a round-about route while the bridge is repaired from damages that occurred recently when a barge-mounted crane in the river crashed into the bridge and severely damaged a load-bearing beam. […]