News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

INDEPENDENCE—Overlay crews are now working six days a week in Tangipahoa Parish, where Parish President Robby Miller says the Phase 2022 pay-as-you-go road work is well underway. 

While weather permits, crews are working Monday through Saturday on overlay projects across the parish, Miller said. In recent days, crews have been milling Old US 51 (Pine Street) in Independence, preparing to soil-cement West Fontana Road, and[...]

HAMMOND—Ott Lane in Hammond will be closed Tuesday, May 10, for a cross-drain replacement project.

Parish President Robby Miller said crews originally planned to do this project on April 19; however, weather conditions postponed[...]

INDEPENDENCE—Lamonica Road in Independence will be closed to truck traffic for the next two weeks.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said Lamonica Road, which connects LA 40 west of Independence to East Evans Road will be closed to truck traffic from now through approximately May 18 while overlay work is[...]

INDEPENDENCE—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller announced today that a portion of West Fontana Lane will be closed starting Monday.

Miller said the contractor will close the north end of West Fontana Lane on Monday, May 2, to begin the overlay process on that[...]

PONCHATOULA—Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller announced today that West Hoffman Road has been reopened to vehicular traffic.

In late February, officials issued an emergency closure of the roadway approximately[...]