| Term | Acronyms |
| American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials - The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing... ... website | AASHTO |
| Army Corps of Engineers - The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is made up of approximately 34,600 Civilian and 650 military members. Military... ... website | USACE |
| Association of Levee Boards in Louisiana - Association of Levee Boards P.O. Box 94245DOTD Airport Building, Room 100Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245(225) 274-4106(225) 27... ... website | ALBL |
| Average Daily Traffic Count - Contact: (225) 242-4560 or rogerkennedy@dotd.la.gov | ADT |
| Bridge Management Systems - Contact: (225) 242-4578 Bridge and Pavement Management Systems Provide information on existing condition for the State... ... website | BMS, 21 |
| Captial Area Transit System - CATS ; City Bus; 225-389-8282 OR 389-8920 (Location: 2250 Fla.... ... website | CATS |
| Cold In-place Recycling - A process in which a portion of an existing bituminous pavement is pulverized or milled, and then the reclaimed material is mixe... | CIR |
| Commercial Drivers License - Commericial drivers licenses (CDL) are handled by Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV). Commercial drivers employed in the trans... ... website | CDL |
| Concrete Pavement Restoration - A series of repair techniques used to preserve or improve the structural capacity or functional characteristics of a PCC pavemen... | CPR |
| Consultant Contract Services - Contact: (225) 379-1989 Our Mission: To provide customer driven services through teamwork and partnership for consultant ... ... website | CCS, 80 |
| Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement - PCC pavement constructed with sufficient longitudinal steel reinforcement to control transverse-crack spacings and openings in l... | CRCP |
| Crescent City Connection Division - The mission of the Crescent City Connection Division is to plan, construct, operate, maintain, and police river crossings over t... ... website | CCCD, 59 |
| Disadvantaged Business Enterprises - Contact: (225) 379-1382 How can I obtain a certification application? Where can I obtain a list of Certified DBE's? On ... ... website | DBE, 37 |
| Emergency Preparedness, Office of Homeland Security - See Evacuation / Emergency ... website | GOHSEP |
| Employee Training Records - Any DOTD employee may look at their own information with this option. If you can logon to CICSPROD, use the same user id to acce... ... website | ETRN |
| Engineering Directives & Standards - Access DOTD Engineering Directives & Standards (EDSMs) ... website | EDSM |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s mission within the Department of Homeland Security is to lead the effort to prepare... ... website | FEMA |
| Federal Highway Administration - At the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), we strive every day to improve transportation for a strong America. Our top priori... ... website | FHWA |
| Frequently Asked Questions - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ... website | FAQ |
| Geographical Information Systems ... website | GIS |
| Hot In-place Recycling - A process which consists of softening the existing asphalt surface with heat, mechanically removing the surface material, mixing... | HIR |
| Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete - A thoroughly controlled mixture of asphalt binder and well-graded, high quality aggregate thoroughly compacted into a uniform de... | HMAC |
| Human Resources - See Employment Opportunities, Management and Finance, Office of ... website | HR, 16 |
| Information Technology - Contact: (225) 379-1603 Computer Tips IT Newsletters ... website | IT, 13 |
| Intelligent Transportation Systems - Contact: (225) 379-2516 ITS is a national initiative aimed at using state-of-the-art technology to increase the safety and ef... ... website | ITS |
| International Friction Index - A measure of pavement macrotexture and wet pavement friction at 60 miles per hour determined using measured friction at some tes... | IFI |
| International Roughness Index (IRI) - A measure of a pavement’s longitudinal surface profile as measured in the wheelpath by a vehicle traveling at typical ... | IRI |
| Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement - PCC pavement constructed with regularly spaced transverse joints to control all natural cracks expected in the concrete. Dowel b... | JPCP |
| Jointed Reinforced Concrete Pavement - Portland cement concrete pavement containing regularly spaced transverse joints and embedded steel mesh reinforcement (sometimes... | JRCP |
| Louisiana Associated General Contractors - Contact: LAGC Headquarters 666 North St. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (225) 344-0432 Louisiana Associated General C... ... website | LAGC |
| Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority - In December 2005, the Louisiana State legislature established the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) as the sin... ... website | CPRA |
| Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality - Contact: Customer Service 225-219-LDEQ (5337) or Toll Free 1-866-896-LDEQ (5337) Litter Reduction and Public Action Program... ... website | DEQ |
| Louisiana Division of Administration - Contact: 1-800-354-9548 or (225) 342-7000 Louisiana Division of Administration: We hope to provide easy access to informat... ... website | DOA |
| Louisiana Employee Online - LEO- Louisiana Employee Online - providing State employees a universe of infomation. ... website | LEO |
| Louisiana Highway Safety Research Group - ANNUAL TRAFFIC DATA STUDY RELEASEDThe Information Systems and Decision Sciences department (ISDS) at the LSU E. J. Ourso College... ... website | HSRG |
| Louisiana Offshore Oil Port - Contact Us: New Orleans (504) 368-5667 Baton Rouge (225) 274-4139 All About LOOP: The superman at America's superport, Louis... ... website | LOOP |
| Louisiana Recovery Authority - Louisiana Recovery Authority150 Third Street, Suite 20... ... website | LRA |
| Louisiana Sheriffs' Association - In 1938, a group of Louisiana sheriffs realized that they would need to formally organize themselves into a cohesive group to sp... ... website | LSA |
| Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors - Contact: (225) 765-2301 The purpose of the legislature in enacting this Chapter is the protection of the health, safety, and ... ... website | LSLBC |
| Louisiana State Police - Louisiana State Police 1-800-469-4828 or * LSP or *577 on a Cell Phone ... ... website | LSP |
| Louisiana Transportation Research Center - Contact: (225) 767-9131 Since its creation by the legislature in 1986, Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) has ... ... website | LTRC, 19 |
| Louisiana Unified Certification Program - See Compliance Programs, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises ... website | UCP |
| Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices - The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, or MUTCD defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to install and ma... ... website | MUTCD |
| Materials and Testing - Contact: (225) 248-4131 The mission of the Materials and Testing Section is to develop, administer, and regulate the depar... ... website | Mat Lab, 22 |
| Metropolitan Planning Organizations - Lafayette MPO - (337) 291-8016 Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) - (318) 841-5957 Regional Planning Commi... | MPOs |
| Motorist Assistance Patrol - For Motor Assistance Patrol (MAP) contact your local law enforcement. They will dispatch a MAP van to your location. Baton Ro... ... website | MAP |
| National Environmental Policy Act - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision mak... ... website | NEPA |
| Office of Motor Vehicles - Contact: 1-877-368-5463 The Office of Motor Vehicles handles Com... ... website | OMV |
| Office of Risk Management - Contact: (225) 219-0168 Our mission is to develop, direct, achieve and administer a cost effective comprehensive risk ... ... website | ORM |
| Open-Graded Friction Course - A thin HMA surface course consisting of a mix of an asphalt binder and open-graded (also called uniformly graded) aggregate. An ... | OGFC |
| Pavement Management Systems - Contact: (225) 242-4577 or ChristopheFillastre@dotd.la.gov | PMS, 21 |
| PERBA Express - Permit Office hours are weekdays 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Internet permits received after 4:15 p.m. may not be processed un... ... website | PERBA, 43 |
| Qualified Products List - Contact: (225) 248-4131 ... website | QPL, 22 |
| Quality and Continuous Improvement Program - Contact: (225) 379-1099 Mission: To be the catalyst of quality change ... website | QCIP, 10 |
| Right-of-Way - Contact: (225) 237-1204 At DOTD, Right-of-Way information is maintained by the Real Estate Section. On the Real Estate websit... ... website | ROW, 23 |
| Sabine River Authority - Toledo Bend LakeThe Toledo Bend Project was constructed by the Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana and the Sabine River A... ... website | SRA, 60 |
| State Transportation Improvement Program - Contact: (225) 242-4572 The STIP is the document that outlines all activities for which DOTD anticipates requesting federal f... ... website | STIP |
| Transportation and Development, Louisiana Department of - Vision - Mission - Values - Goals Vision: To be a leader in moving Louisiana forward Mission: To deliver transportation an... ... website | DOTD |
| Transportation Enhancement Program - Contact: (225) 379-1585 The Transportation Enhancement Program is a Federally funded program administered through LaDOTD. The... ... website | TEP |
| Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development - The TIMED (Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development) Program is the single largest transportation program in... ... website | TIMED |
| Transportation Research Board - Transportation Research BoardTel. (202) 334-2934Fax: (202) 334-2003 ... website | TRB |
| Traveler Information - The 511 Travel Information Service gives updates on road conditions and emergency closures 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. ... ... website | 511, 56 |
