Louisiana Transportation
Louisiana Guide
Louisiana Transportation
Louisiana Transportation is handled by the Louisiana state Department of Transportation and Development. It is popularly known as the LA DOTD. It is a state run organization that is responsible for roads, airways, ferry and bridge statuses, connections and divisions and even constructions and emergency services. They manage all the airports as well – there are over sixty nine of them in the state.
The Louisiana State Department of Transportation and Development is committed ‘to earning the public’s trust, holding to the highest moral, ethical, and professional standards.
- People: We respect our coworkers for their dedication, skills, diversity, and responsible actions.
- Excellence: We strive for high quality, ensuring the best product possible.
- Leadership: We embrace our responsibilities and empower our people to succeed.
- Public Service: We respond to the needs of our citizens, communities, and partners in a timely manner.
- Accountability: We take responsibility for our performance.’
Louisiana Interstate Highways
- Interstate Ten
- Interstate Twelve
- Interstate Twenty
- Interstate Forty Nine
- Interstate Fifty Five
- Interstate Fifty Nice
- Interstate Hundred and Ten
- Interstate Two Hundred and Ten
- Interstate Two Twenty
- Interstate Three Twenty
- Interstate Five Ten
- Interstate Six Ten
- Interstate Nine Ten
United States Highways That go Through Louisiana
- U.S. Route Eleven
- U.S. Route Fifty One
- U.S. Route Sixty One
- U.S. Route Sixty Three
- U.S. Route Sixty Five
- U.S. Route Seventy One
- U.S. Route Seventy Nice
- U.S. Route Eighty
- U.S. Route Eighty Four
- U.S. Route Ninety
- U.S. Route One Hundred and Sixty Five
- U.S. Route One Hundred and Sixty Seven
- U.S. Route One hundred and seventy one
- U.S. Route One Hundred and ninty
- U.S. Route Three Hundred and Seventy One
- U.S. Route Four Hundred and Twenty Five
The other important highway is the ‘Intercoastal Waterway’ which is one of the most critical means of transportation for the commercial good produced and imported into Louisiana. This includes manufactured goods, petrol and other petroleum products, agricultural product and also construction materials.
Getting Around into Louisiana
You can get around in Louisiana through many different routes. The most popular of them are:
- Airports
- Cruise Lines
- Motor Coaches
- Ports, Docks and Marinas
- Public transit
- Shuttle service and airport transfers
- Speciality Transportation
- Taxis or cabs
- Trains
- Limousine services
- Rented Vehicles
- Rented Bikes and Cycles
Getting Around in Baton Rouge
The average time a person spend while commuting at Baton Rouge is at Twenty Two minutes. The most common ways of getting to and out of Baton Rouge are by using the airlines and airports, or by using the Louisiana State Rail. Apart from that, the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) is used to get around the city itself. It is, after all, the capital city of the state of Louisiana.
Getting Around in New Orleans
Just like Baton Rouge, the city does have it’s own Airport and Amtrak Rail Network. However, what makes this city different is that it also has a very popular ‘streetcars’ system, much like the cable cars of San Francisco. Bicycles and ferries are the next most popular modes of transport and are used widely.
