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Volume 30, Number 2

• Pavement Preservation
• Build a Better Mousetrap
• Disaster Planning and Response
• APWA Officer Installation
• Police Jury Association & Parish Engineers
• Roads Scholar Graduates
• Tractor Mower Safety

 

Volume 30, Number 1

• Retro-reflections from The Road to Better Signing
• Proven Safety Countermeasures
• National LTAP/TTAP Conference
• Future Plans for Future Storms
• Off-Road Driving Safety
• Women in Transportation
• Mower Tractor Safety Course
• LPESA Fall Conference

 

Volume 29, Number 4

• Transportation Asset Management
• Road Damage Documentation
• LPESA Spring Meeting
• National  Public Works Week
• LPA Resources
• Renewed Focus on Innovation
• Every Day Counts 4 Initiatives
• Five Questions
• ADA Compliance
• Comprehensive Local Road Inventory Data
• Chainsaw Safety

 

Volume 29, Number 3

• 30 Years of LTRC & LTAP
• Welcome Leo Maretta
• Roads Scholar #3
• Improved LRSP Process Debuts
• LTAP Spring Calendar
• Every Day Counts
• LPESA Spring Conference
• Fall 2016 Class Reviews
• LA APWA Receives Award
• Work Zone Safety Awareness
• Roads Scholar #10
• Chainsaw Safety Class Returns

 

Volume 29, Number 2

•     Basic Sign Requirements from the MUTCD - by the Numbers!
•     National Public Works Week
•     Resources Available
•     Work Zone Awareness
•     LPESA Spring Conference
•     Statewide Flood Control Program
•     Click It or Ticket
•     DOTD's ADA Transition Plan

 

Volume 29, Number 1

•     Bridging the Gaps
•     2015 Roads Scholar Wrap Up
•     Bridge Rating News
•     LPA 3-Day Workshop
•     Complete Streets Peer Exchange
•     Using GIS and Google Earth to Report Flood Damage to FEMA
•     Chainsaw Safety Training
•     FHWA Safety Countermeasures

 

Volume 28, Number 4

•     Bridge Inspection Classes
•     LRSP Peer Exchange
•     Temporary Traffic Control for Local Agencies
•     GRS-IBS Showcase
•     LPESA Fall Meeting
•     New Gravel Roads Guide
•     Complete Streets Peer Exchange
•     Louisiana's New Dig Law

 

Volume 28, Number 3

•     NACE 2014
•     National Public Works Week
•     Tractor/Mower Safety
•     Chainsaw Safety
•     Creating a Safe Work Environment
•     Safety Campaigns Hit Home at LSU
•     Capital Region Transportation Safety Plan
•     Asset Management Pilot Project
•     Distracted Driving & Fatalities
•     OSHA Heat Safety Campaign

 

Volume 28, Number 2

•     NACE 2014
•     Transportation Safeety Summit
•     LPA Course Updates
•     APWA Training
•     Transportation Asset Management
•     Operation Lifesaver
•     Hurricane Preparedness
•     Presentation Skills
•     Healthy Highways
•     Cost Effective Data Collection

 

Volume 28, Number 1

•     November Click It or Ticket
•     NACE 2014
•     Basic Supervisory Skills
•     LPA Course Updates
•     Distracted Driving
•     LRSP
•     John F. Exnicios Award
•     ATSSA Training
•     APWA Opportunities
•     UNOTI Growth Management Project
•     LoTrans 2013

 

Volume 27, Number 4

•     Required Training for Federally Funded Transportation Project Personnel
•     NACE 2014
•     Mentoring & Developing Employees
•     LTAP Staff Updates
•     Sign Installation Course
•     MUTCD Update
•     LTAP Recognized for Achievement in Customer Service

 

Volume 27, Number 3

•     LTAP Fall Classes Provide Hands-On Opportunities for Local Agency Employees
•     DOTD Railroad Grade Crossing Closure Initiative
•     FHWA Announces Every Day Counts Round 2 Topics
•     Regional Safety Coalition Holds Summit
•     NACE 2014 Planning Efforts Continue
•     LPESA Fall Conference Features Multi-Faceted Program
•     LTAP Staff Attends National Conference
•     Louisiana Historic Bridge Inventory Underway
•     LTAP Steering Comittee Meets
•     LPA Qualification Core Training Provided in Ten Locations Statewide
•     What Can APWA Do for You?
•     Partnership Provides Impaired Driver Classes

 

Volume 27, Number 2

•     LRSP Expands Its Efforts through Regional Safety Coalitions
•     LTAP Spring Course Offering a Huge Success
•     Local Public Agency Qualification and Training Program: Pilot Class to be Offered
•     Local Agency Sessions to be Included in 2013 LTC
•     LPESA Holds Spring Meeting and Conference
•     NACE 2014 Planning Efforts Underway
•     OSHA Kicks Off Summer Safety Campaign
•     LTAP Creativity Session a Hit
•     Update on Retroreflectivity Requirements

 

Volume 27, Number 1

•     LTAP Celebrates 25 Years
•     Complying with New Retroreflectivity Standards for Roadway Signs
•     Local Public Agency Programs Undergo Changes
•     LTAP Participates in EDC
•     LPESA to Host 2014 NACE Conference
•     DOTD Initiates Update of Local Road Inventory with LTAP Assistance

 

Volume 26, Number 2

•     Going, Going...Let's Hope It's Not Gone
•     Local Agency Asset Management Implementation in Louisiana
•     Staffing Changes Bring New Faces to LTAP
•     Railroad Safety is Important to Everyone
•     Tailgate Safety Talk: Seven Common Accident Causes
•     6th Annual Smart Growth Summit Held in Baton Rouge
•     LPESA Fall Conference Focuses on Pavement Preservation
•     LTAP Honors David McFarland's Retirement

 

Volume 26, Number 1

•     The Safety Edge: A Pavement Edge Drop-Off Treatment
•     National Work Zone Awareness Week April 4-8, 2011
•     Roadside Vegetation Management
•     APWA National President Swears in New Chapter Officers
•     Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
•     LTAP Regional Meeting Highlights Safety
•     Baton Rouge Mayor President to Speak at APWA Meeting

 

Volume 25, Number 1

•     New Look and Easier Access to LTAP
•     Sign Inventory Deadline
•     La. Traffic Engineering 101
•     NHI Resources for Training
•     Time Out For Professional Development
•     Speed Management Issues
•     FHA: Every Day Counts
•     LTAP Center Staff News

 

Volume 24, Number 4

•     Sustainability Conference
•     Reducing Roadway Departures
•     Seatbelt Programs
•     Culvert Workshop Recap

 

Volume 24, Number 3

•     Sustainability Workshop
•     Can You See Me Now?
•     Right of Way Acquisition
•     Environmental Conference

 

Volume 24, Number 2

•     Correct, Protect, Warn
•     Off-System Bridge Updates
•     Ladder Safety
•     LPESA Spring Conference Highlights

 

Volume 24, Number 1

•     LTAP Joins New Core Safety Coalition
•     Construction Inspection Workshop Recap
•     Work Zone Safety Week Information
•     Public Works Week

 

Volume 23, Number 4

•     Local Road Safety Program Update
•     ASTM - A New Generation of Asphalt
•     LA Receives Federal Funds for Road Safety
•     New LADOTD EDSM for Roadway Medians

 

Volume 23, Number 3

•     Introduction to Crack Sealing
•     Local Road Safety Program Update
•     TIMED Program
•     Combating Drunk Driving

 

Volume 23, Number 2

•     Transportation Asset Management
•     Work Zone Safety Week
•     Time to Prepare for Hurricane Season
•     Protecting Workers from Heat

 

Volume 23, Number 1

•     More Miles in Roads
•     When to Pave Gravel Roads
•     Natural Drainage Systems
•     New LTAP Publications

 

Volume 22, Number 4

•     State of LPESA
•     Speed Management System
•     Roundabouts: Tool for Safety?
•     Managing Pavement Edge Drop-Offs
•     Phase II Stormwater Permits to Renew
•     Work Order System for Road Maintenance

 

Volume 22, Number 3:

•     LPESA Spring Conference
•     Moving LPESA Forward
•     Managing Nonpoint Sources of Pollution
•     Conference Session Summaries
•     Outside Employment for the Public Servant
•     LaHouse Tour

 

Volume 22, Number 2:

•     APWA Update
•     LPESA Scholarship Awarded
•     Keep Louisiana Beautiful
•     Trenchless Rehabilitation for Culverts
•     Keeping Your Bridge Deck Free of Debris
•     Louisiana Strategic Highway Safety Plan

 

Volume 22, Number 1:

•     New Workshops and Updated Roads Scholar Classes
•     Local Road Safety Program
•     Looking Back at 2006
•     LRSP Eligible Project Listing
•     NIMS Compliance
•     “Drive Safe Louisiana” Public Service Announcement

 

Volume 21, Number 3:

•     LPESA Fall Conference
•     Operation Lifesaver Annual High School Speech Contest
•     Louisiana State Uniform Construction Codes
•     A Sign of the Times
•     Highway-Rail Safety Highlighted
•     Controlling Roadside Invasive Species

 

Volume 21, Number 2:

•     Local Road Safety Program Kicks Off
•     LPESA Spring Conference
•     To Track or Not to Track: HMA Tack Coats
•     Safety on the Job
•     Conversion of Signals to LED Technology
•     Job Challenge Program Trains Future Heavy
•     Equipment Operators and Other Public Works Employees

 

Volume 21, Number 1:

•     Operational Safety for Public Works Responders
•     Basic Maintenance Leveling and Grade Preparation
•     Work Zone Safety Week
•     Accelerating Concrete Admixtures
•     Chain Saw Training
•     Public Works Response to the Storms of 2005
•     APWA Represents Members at National Hurricane Response Review

 

Volume 20, Number 3:

•     Katrina and Rita Blow through Louisiana
•     Building and Maintaining Better Roads
•     2006 LA Transportation Engineering Conference Postponed
•     Louisiana’s New Local Road Safety Program
•     A Safer Surface: Open-Graded Friction Course
•     Planning Tools: A Decision-Making Grid
•     Know Your Roads
•     A Digital World of Pavements

 

Volume 20, Number 2:

•     Railroad Crossing Safety
•     Pipe Installation Workshops Held Statewide
•     LPESA Spring Meeting
•     Drive Safely Work Week: October 3-7, 2005
•     Elderly Drivers: Baby Boomers Mature
•     Back to Basics: Spotting the Problem First
•     Getting the Word Out

 

Volume 20, Number 1:

•     Benefits of Access Management
•     Work Zone Safety is Everyone’s Concern
•     10 Tips for Driving Safely in Work Zones
•     Signs and Pavement Markings
•     TTEC Construction Underway
•     Customer Service Matters
•     7 Easy Steps to Turn a Complaint into an Opportunity

 

Volume 19, Number 4:

•     LA LTAP in 2005: New Classes and Programs!!
•     LTAP Is at Your Service
•     Traffic Help for Small Towns and Parishes
•     Louisiana’s LTAP National Program, Local Focus
•     More Free Learning Opportunities:
•     Click, Listen & Learn
•     National Public Works Week: May 15 - 21, 2005
•     It’s Not Too Early to Plan!
•     Drainage: The Key to Roads That Last Roads Scholar #3
•     Traffic Safety Summit and Local Road Safety Workshop

 

 

 

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