Public Works

Sam Digirolamo, Director of Public Works

The Public Works Department is responsible for the day to day operations and maintenance of all parish roadways, roadside mowing and drainage on more than 833 miles of roads and 1,548 miles of canals and ditches throughout the parish.  This is facilitated by: 

  • Administration
    • Provides customer service and internal logistics for department employees.
  • Bridge & Road Division
    • Maintains more than 833 miles of parish roadways, including road surfacing, repair and signage. Maintain 77 road bridge crossings along with numerous lateral ditch bridges.
  • Drainage Division 
    • Maintains 715 miles canals and lateral ditches, as well as more than 1,666 miles of roadside ditches.

The following services are offered to parish residents:

  • Bridge maintenance
  • Culvert cleaning
  • Driveway culvert installation (Residents must purchase their own culvert)
  • Right-of-way mowing
  • Roadside drainage
  • Roadway maintenance including repair and patching of pot holes and crack sealing as needed
  • Sign installation / replacement
  • Tree removal located in a Right of Way (must have Director’s approval)
  • Roadside litter pick up along with white goods and vegetative debris
  • Delivering sand and sandbags to local fire departments when weather threatens to create flooding.  This is done under the  the direction of the Livingston Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. 
  • Maintenance and repair of parish vehicles and road equipment 
  • Ditch spraying (completed in scheduled intervals)

For information on State roads, please visit:  http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Pages/default.aspx