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Louisiana DOTD discuss rebuilding parish roads, employee contributions in Katrina recovery
The final two Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) videos commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina highlight the road rebuilding efforts in Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, and the hard work of department employees immediately following the storm. In “Paths to Progress Rebuilding Orleans and Jefferson Parishes,” LDOTD Secretary Sherri LeBas describes the improvements […]
August 31, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD develops debris management process in Katrina aftermath
Removing and dealing with the sheer volume of debris was a major challenge for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) following the storm surge, winds and flooding from Hurricane Katrina. But in the following years, the department has created a debris management plan that will make clean up following weather events a much […]
August 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ten years after Katrina: Biloxi Bay, Bay St. Louis Bridges keep community strong
Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina damaged beyond repair the Biloxi Bay and Bay St. Louis Bridges, destruction that cut off many communities in the Biloxi area from each other. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), through processes that allowed bridge design, engineering, permitting and construction to operate concurrently, was able to rebuild the Biloxi Bay […]
August 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Louisiana DOTD launches Katrina video series documenting improvements made since the storm
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is releasing a video series that features employees involved in the recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which decimated portions New Orleans 10 years ago this week. The videos also focus on LDOTD’s infrastructure improvements designed to help in mass evacuations, one of the major problems […]
August 25, 2015
Construction Equipment
Home design with a tornado-proof core could serve as the blueprint for storm-proofing future communities
After seeing countless homes destroyed in three recent natural disasters, an architectural contest was held to attract specific storm-proof house designs for three impacted cities. New York City and New Orleans, affected by Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Katrina respectively, both tapped energy-efficient winners in the Designing Recovery competition, sponsored chiefly by the American Institute of Architects. […]
December 19, 2013
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