Central, LA - On May 18, 2022 bids were received for the 2022 Asphalt Street Rehabilitation Program. The low bidder was R.J. Daigle & Sons Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $2,413,101.20. Work should begin in July and last for 120 days. All streets will receive a new soil-cement base and asphalt overlay. The city receives nearly $1.6 million annually from the EBR Half-Cent Sales Tax dedicated to street rehabilitation. The streets included in the project include: • Bellin

In the 2022 Regular Legislative session, thanks to the leading efforts of Senator Bodi White, the legislature approved over $75,000,000 worth of projects for the Central area, and with other parish projects in our area, the total goes up to over $111 million. The projects are as follows: Roadwork: Hooper Rd extension Planning & Widening (Sullivan Rd to Greenwell Springs Rd): $8,398,500. This funding is for the necessary planning to widen Hooper Rd to 4 lanes between Sulliva