UPDATE: DOTD Lane Closures for Both Bridges over the Intracoastal Canal in Larose
Please note the date change from tomorrow, November 1, to Monday, November 6, 2023, for both of these lane closures.
According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), the southbound lane of the West Larose Vertical Lift Span Bridge (aka the Intracoastal Bridge on LA 1 in Larose) will be closed on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM in order for DOTD personnel to perform bridge inspection operations. Flagging operations will be utilized during the closure to facilitate traffic in both directions.
In addition, the northbound lane of the Louisiana Highway 308 overpass crossing the Intracoastal Canal in Larose will be closed on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM for bridge inspection. Flagging operations will be utilized during the closure to facilitate traffic in both directions.
Please be aware that these inspection closures may overlap for a brief period midday, so expect heavy traffic delays at peak rush hour times.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the work zone and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
Mr. Friis has been the Service Desk Manager at S1 Technology since January 2023, he manages the Service team and day-to-day operations.
Before S1 Technology, Joe worked at Cohesive Connections in Lafayette, LA for 9 years when he started on the cabling and service team and eventually became Head of Business Development. Joe went to School at UL while he served in the Louisiana National Guard from 2006 until 2020. While serving, he held positions within the Infantry and combat engineer as an enlisted soldier. In 2011, he was commissioned as a Signal officer holding positions as Communication officer of 2 separate Battalions and joining the Communications team at the Brigade level holding the position of automations officer.
S1 Technology is the fastest-growing MSP in Louisiana because we provide a security-first approach to a full range of managed IT services and IT support for small to mid-sized businesses in Louisiana. With the ideal mix of high-level expertise and quick response, we make sure your tech never gets in the way.
They differ from the other guys because we care about your uptime, not just your downtime. We’re focused on proactive maintenance & preventing problems, not just showing up when things break.
The LABEOC works with the coordination of activities and resources of businesses and volunteer organizations in Louisiana and across the nation, as well as with the public sector. The goal is to improve response, improve self-sufficiency, and reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance in order to maximize business, industry, and economic stabilization, returning the business environment to normal operations as quickly as possible.
The LouisianaSmall Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers no-cost confidential business consulting and affordable workshops to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. The Center maintains a solid reputation as an effective business assistance agency in the community serving the Acadiana area including parishes such as Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion.
(337) 482-6312
lsbdc.ull@louisianasbdc.org
The LA Apex (formerly the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (LA PTAC) provides specialized and professional procurement technical assistance to Louisiana businesses who are actively seeking and/or performing on contracts and subcontracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal, state and local governments.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced two upcoming road closures that may affect local traffic.
On Friday, October 27, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., LA 308 will be closed intermittently for both northbound and southbound traffic between the Cut Off Lift Bridge (aka Le Pont D’Or Bridge near McDonald’s) near East 28th Street and the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge near East 52nd Street in Cut Off, LA.
On Monday, October 30, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., LA 308 will be closed intermittently for both northbound and southbound traffic between the Cote Blanche Pontoon Bridge near East 52nd Street to East 90th Street in Cut Off, LA.
These intermittent full closures on LA 308 are needed in order to allow LA DOTD’s tree-cutting contractor to cut down and remove dangerously overhanging trees at several locations within the closure limits on LA 308.
During the intermittent closures, no through traffic will be allowed through the work zone.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the work zone and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
Please be advised that the Lafourche Parish Water District is installing a new water valve tomorrow, October 24, 2023. While this utility work is in progress, the Water District is asking Port Fourchon tenants to shut off 2-inch valves feeding tanks between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. tomorrow. Please plan accordingly.
The Fourchon water supply tank is full, and water lines in Port Fourchon should all be operational. With the help of port tenants lightening the load on the water supply for this brief period, the valve replacement work should not impact normal water usage.
Thank you for your patience during this utility work.
After you register, you will receive a Zoom link before the meeting.
Guest Speaker- Josef Friis with S1 Technology
S1 Technology is the fastest-growing MSP in Louisiana because we provide a security-first approach to a full range of managed IT services and IT support for small to mid-sized businesses in Louisiana. With the ideal mix of high-level expertise and quick response, we make sure your tech never gets in the way.
They differ from the other guys because we care about your uptime, not just your downtime. We’re focused on proactive maintenance & preventing problems, not just showing up when things break.
Speaker Biography
Mr. Friis has been the Service Desk Manager at S1 Technology since January 2023, he manages the Service team and day-to-day operations.
Before S1 Technology, Joe worked at Cohesive Connections in Lafayette, LA for 9 years when he started on the cabling and service team and eventually became Head of Business Development. Joe went to School at UL while he served in the Louisiana National Guard from 2006 until 2020. While serving, he held positions within the Infantry and combat engineer as an enlisted soldier. In 2011, he was commissioned as a Signal officer holding positions as Communication officer of 2 separate Battalions and joining the Communications team at the Brigade level holding the position of automations officer.
The LABEOC works with the coordination of activities and resources of businesses and volunteer organizations in Louisiana and across the nation, as well as with the public sector. The goal is to improve response, improve self-sufficiency, and reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance in order to maximize business, industry, and economic stabilization, returning the business environment to normal operations as quickly as possible.
The LouisianaSmall Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers no-cost confidential business consulting and affordable workshops to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. The Center maintains a solid reputation as an effective business assistance agency in the community serving the Acadiana area including parishes such as Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion.
(337) 482-6312
lsbdc.ull@louisianasbdc.org
The LA Apex (formerly the Louisiana Procurement Technical Assistance Center (LA PTAC) provides specialized and professional procurement technical assistance to Louisiana businesses who are actively seeking and/or performing on contracts and subcontracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal, state and local governments.
Today, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint guide, Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One. The joint guide outlines phishing techniques malicious actors commonly use and provides guidance for both network defenders and software manufacturers to reduce the impact of phishing techniques used in obtaining credentials and deploying malware.
CISA and its partners encourage network defenders and software manufacturers to implement the recommendations in the guide to reduce the frequency and impact of phishing incidents. For more information, see CISA’s Malware, Phishing, and Ransomware and Security-by-Design and -Default webpages.
The weekly saltwater intrusion private sector meeting is canceled for October 18. Please join the call next Wednesday, October 25, 2023, for the latest update.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions at info@labeoc.org.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced that there will be intermittent southbound nightly lane closure(s) at the toll gantry from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. from October 16-23, 2023. These brief closures are necessary to allow for work to be performed on the gantry electronic tolling system.
During these intermittent closures, vehicular traffic will be flagged through the northbound lane at the toll plaza.
Also, the southbound lane at the Leeville Bridge Toll Plaza on LA 1 will be closed intermittently for 10 to 20 minutes at a time from 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on the nights of October 18, 2023, to October 22, 2023, to allow the contractor to perform testing operations and adjustments to the overhead gantry electronic tolling equipment.
Permit loads traveling northbound or southbound will not be affected by this partial closure.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the work zone and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
For Immediate Release:
Oct. 12, 2023
Public Affairs: Ricky Boyett
(504) 862-1524
Ricky.D.Boyett@usace.army.mil
Additional treatment facilities may not experience chloride levels that exceed 250 parts per
million
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District released today the
latest Saltwater Wedge Timeline forecast of when water treatment facilities may be impacted by
saltwater intrusion.
USACE uses the National Weather Service 28-day Lower Mississippi River forecast, daily river
observations and computer modeling to project the progression of the saltwater intrusion as it
relates to the multiple municipal water treatment facilities along the river.
Updates based on the latest forecast:
1. Boothville: No change
2. Port Sulphur: No change
3. Pointe A La Hache: No change
4. Belle Chasse: Oct. 27 (previously Oct. 13)
5. Dalcour: Nov. 1 (previously Oct. 17)
6. St. Bernard: Nov. 8 (previously Oct. 28)
7. New Orleans Algiers: Not anticipated to experience chloride levels exceeding 250 ppm
(previously Nov. 23)
8. Gretna: Not anticipated to experience chloride levels exceeding 250 ppm (previously Nov. 26)
9. West Jefferson: No change
10. New Orleans Carrollton: No change
11. East Jefferson: No change
The updated Saltwater Wedge Timeline is available on the New Orleans District website
here: https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Engineering/Stage-and-HydrologicData/SaltwaterWedge/
The change in forecast is largely the result of augmentation of the existing underwater sill and
increased flows of the Red River, requiring less diversion at the Old River Control Structure.
Augmentation of the underwater sill, constructed in July, began in late September. As of this
week construction has brought the sill up from an elevation of -55 to -30 feet from the river
surface, while maintaining a channel at -55 for deep draft navigation on the Mississippi River.
In addition to the sill augmentation, rainfall in the Red River Basin has increased flows on the
Red River. The combined flows of the Mississippi and Red Rivers are used to calculate the
Congressionally authorized 70/30 distribution at the Old River Control Structure. With increased
flows on the Red River, less water is required to maintain the authorized distribution at Old
River Control Structure allows for greater flows down the Mississippi River.
The combination of the sill augmentation and increased river flows has led to a regression of the
saltwater wedge upriver from the sill. The toe of the saltwater wedge was measured on Oct. 9 at
river mile 63.9, the approximate location of the sill.
The new forecast shows delayed impacts at facilities upriver, but water treatment facilities in
Plaquemines Parish is still impacted by the saltwater intrusion. The impact date for the Belle
Chase treatment facility is now forecast for Oct. 27, about two weeks later than the previous
forecast. Treatment facilities in Port Sulphur and Pointe A La Hache are currently experiencing
impacts from saltwater intrusion.
USACE began barging water to the Port Sulphur and Pointe A La Hache treatment facilities to
blend with water from the intakes to bring the chloride down to treatable levels. To date, USACE
has delivered more than 9 million gallons of water. USACE has also mobilized Reverse Osmosis
Units to support processing at water treatment facilities impacted by saltwater intrusion.
The intrusion of salt water into the river is a naturally occurring phenomenon because the bottom
of the riverbed between Natchez, Miss., and the Gulf of Mexico is below sea level. Denser
saltwater moves upriver along the bottom of the river beneath the less dense freshwater flowing
downstream. Under normal conditions, the downstream flow of the river prevents significant
upriver progression of the salt water. However, in times of extremely low-volume water flow, such
as what has been occurring this year, unimpeded salt water can travel upriver and threaten
municipal drinking water and industrial water supplies. An underwater sill was constructed on
four previous occasions in 1988, 1999, 2012, and last year in 2022.
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The LABEOC has coordinated with GOHSEP to combine the GOHSEP logistics coordination meeting with the LABEOC private sector update concerning the saltwater intrusion in the greater New Orleans area. The updates will be hosted by the LABEOC, but GOHSEP operations will participate in the calls. This call will continue while the threat to the water systems in New Orleans remains.
The LABEOC invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting concerning the saltwater intrusion in the Greater New Orleans Area.
Wednesday, October 11
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT
(Recurring weekly)
Thank you,
Jim Williams, MBA
Public-Private Partnership Operations Officer
Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center
Informatics Research Institute
University of Louisiana at Lafayette – A Carnegie R1 Research University
After you register, you will receive a Zoom link before the meeting.
S1 Technology is the fastest-growing MSP in Louisiana because we provide a security-first approach to a full range of managed IT services and IT support for small to mid-sized businesses in Louisiana. With the ideal mix of high-level expertise and quick response, we make sure your tech never gets in the way.
They are different from the other guys because we care about your uptime, not just your downtime. We’re focused on proactive maintenance & preventing problems, not just showing up when things break.
The LABEOC works with coordinating activities and resources of businesses and volunteer organizations in Louisiana and across the nation, as well as with the public sector. The goal is to improve response, improve self-sufficiency, and reduce reliance on FEMA and other federal assistance in order to maximize business, industry, and economic stabilization, returning the business environment to normal operations as quickly as possible.
The LouisianaSmall Business Development Center at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers no-cost confidential business consulting and affordable workshops to new entrepreneurs and existing business owners. The Center maintains a solid reputation as an effective business assistance agency in the community serving the Acadiana area including parishes such as Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, and Vermilion.
