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Highway Department

Bossier Parish’s highway department is responsible for the repair and maintenance of nearly 685 miles of roadway, 104 bridges and ditches both on roadsides and in neighborhoods.

Those totals include 110 miles of unpaved roads and approximately 575 miles of paved roads.

Highway department crews are also called to pull extra duty in times of emergency, keeping roads open following natural events including tornadoes, tropical storms and flooding.

Heading the department is Public Works Director Mark Coutee.

Other Divisions Include:

News

  • Caplis Sligo Rd

    Caplis Sligo Road Work Continues

    Posted Feb 28, 2023
    Overlay of Caplis Sligo Rd. near the intersection of Sligo Rd. continues despite bouts of bad weather. While contractors move ahead with the project, traffic is reduced to one lane in the work area. Motorists are asked to proceed with caution and to be on the lookout for workers and equipment.
  • Old Brownlee

    Old Brownlee Road Repairs Update

    Posted Feb 22, 2023
    Portions of Old Brownlee near Wemple Rd. and Secret Cove in Lakewood subdivision are undergoing repair by crews from the Bossier Parish Police Jury's highway department.
  • Foster Road

    Road Closure: Foster Road

    Posted Feb 13, 2023
    A portion of Foster Rd. in south Bossier Parish has been closed by the Bossier Parish Police Jury highway department for replacement of a culvert.
  • Snow Plow

    January 31: Weather Advisory

    Posted Jan 31, 2023
    Bossier Parish is not in a winter weather warning but a winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for portions of northeast Texas and northern Louisiana near and north of the I-20 corridor through 9 a.m. Wednesday with freezing rain a possibility.
Leadership

Mark Coutee

Mark Coutee
Director

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Contact Us

(318) 965-3752

(318) 965-3757 (Fax)

410 Mayfield
Benton, LA 71006

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