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2027-2028 Legislative Public Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
A series of Public Hearings will be held in accordance with LA R.S. 48:231 and conducted by the Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee. Below is a list of the times and places where the hearings will be held. The purpose of the hearings is to review highway construction priorities for the state fiscal year 2027-2028. A copy of the Preliminary Program for Fiscal Year 2027-2028 will be available for review on October 1, 2026, by interested persons at the LADOTD Headquarters Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 200M, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or online at https://www.dotd.la.gov/ (navigate to Highway Priority Program Legislative Public Hearings).
All interested persons are invited for the purpose of becoming fully acquainted with the proposed program and will be afforded an opportunity to express their views in person. Oral testimony may be supplemented by presenting important facts and documentation in writing. Comments may also be provided at the link above. All interested parties will be able to listen to the meeting virtually. The information to participate virtually will be posted at the link above. Written statements and comments can be handed to the committee conducting the hearing or mailed to the following address, postmarked within 45 calendar days following the final hearing:
JOINT TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
C/O LA DOTD (SECTION 85)
P.O. BOX 94245
BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9245
Should anyone requiring special assistance due to a disability wish to participate in this public hearing, please contact LADOTD (Attn: Ms. Mary Elliott) by mail at the address above or by telephone at (225) 379-1218 at least five days prior to the date of the public hearing.
LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (2027-2028)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026; 10:00 am at Terrebonne Parish Council Chambers, Government Tower, 8026 W Main St, Suite 600, Houma (District 02: Jefferson (Grand Isle only), Lafourche, Terrebonne)
Tuesday, October 20, 2026; 2:30 pm at Jefferson Parish Council Chambers, Yenni Building, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd, New Orleans (District 02: Jefferson (except Grand Isle), Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026; 9:00 am at Tangipahoa Parish Council Chambers, 206 E Mulberry St, Amite City (District 62: Livingston, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington)
Wednesday, October 21, 2026; 1:30 pm at State Capitol Basement, House Committee Room 6, Baton Rouge (District 61: Ascension, Assumption, E. Baton Rouge, E. Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, W. Baton Rouge, W. Feliciana)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026; 10:00 am at Franklin Parish School Board, Franklin Media Center, 7293 Prairie Rd, Winnsboro (District 58: Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Tensas)
Tuesday, October 27, 2026; 2:00 pm at Monroe Civic Center, Miro-Madison Room, 401 Lea Joyner Expressway, Monroe (District 05: E. Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Union, W. Carroll)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026; 8:30 am at Bossier City Council Chambers, 620 Benton Rd, Bossier City (District 04: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, Webster)
Wednesday, October 28, 2026; 2:30 pm at Pineville City Hall, Council Meeting Room, 910 Main St, Pineville (District 08: Avoyelles, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, Winn)
Thursday, October 29, 2026; 9:00 am at Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Council Chambers, 1015 Pithon St, Lake Charles (District 07: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jeff Davis)
Thursday, October 29, 2026; 1:30 pm at Lafayette Consolidated Government, City Hall Council Chambers Auditorium, 705 W University Ave, Lafayette (District 03: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion)
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I-49 Lafayette Connector
The I-49 Lafayette Connector is a future 5.5-mile segment of limited-access highway that will extend I-49 from I-10 to the Lafayette Regional Airport. It is a critical transportation link for Lafayette and the state as a whole.
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Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEIS)
Draft SEIS – I 49 Lafayette Connector 7 2026
Appendix Front Matter – Table Of Contents
Appendix A 2003 ROD C5 And C6
Appendix B Traffic Report
Appendix C ROD Commitments
Appendix D Tricolored Bat Survey Report
Appendix E Full And Partial Acquisition And Displacement Tables
Appendix F Section 106 Programmatic Agreement
Appendix G Section 4F Impacts On Beaver Park And Mitigation
Appendix H Noise Report
Appendix I Floodplain Documentation
Appendix J Wetlands Report
Appendix K Natural Resource Conservation Service Determination
Appendix L Louisiana Department Of Wildlife And Fisheries Determination
Appendix M CSS Design Manual
Appendix N Drainage Report
Appendix O Preferred Alternative
Appendix P NOI SOV Letter Recipients And Responses
Appendix Q Enviromental Checklist
Appendix R Meetings And Outreach
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