News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

LORANGER—DOTD will close a portion of LA 40 eastbound in Loranger early next week to replace a drainage culvert.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said LA 40 will be closed at a site approximately .3 miles east of the junction with LA 443, just west of Harmon Trace, starting on Monday, July 11, and continuing through approximately 7 p.m., on Thursday, July 14. Crews will be replacing a major drainage structure at that location and no traffic will be allowed[...]

INDEPENDENCE—Following several afternoons of inclement weather, Tangipahoa Parish road crews will return from the Independence Day holiday to catch up on several outstanding overlay projects across the parish.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said local crews and the parish contractor are planning to work Tuesday through Saturday this coming week to finish several of the roads that were started in late June.

Among the projects planned this coming week are[...]

HAMMOND—Motorists may experience delays on Wardline Road this coming week as crews begin patching portions of the roadway.

The project is part of the Regional Planning Commission’s “road rehab” program for South Tangipahoa Parish. Parish President Robby Miller, who serves on the RPC, said patching will begin Monday, June 27, and continue through Friday, July 1, weather permitting[...]

HAMMOND—Filming dates for a movie featuring several locations in Tangipahoa Parish have been adjusted and will now extend into the month of July. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said his office was notified by representatives of the production “Rebel Ridge” that filming has been extended into[...]

AMITE—Despite limited rain delays late last week, the contractor expects to push forward on several overlay projects this coming week. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said the weather has been fairly cooperative in these early stages of the Phase 22 overlay project. We are pleased with the progress so far,” Miller said, noting that road work is ongoing in[...]