In a few weeks, workers will begin to dismantle the temporary pumps and floodgates that have been in place along the New Orleans lakefront since the year after Hurricane Katrina.

Construction is under way on Shreveport’s first urban park, The Common, following two years of community planning to form a design.

The longest bridge in the United States is receiving its largest upgrade in almost a half century.

Louisiana highway projects will get an extra $80 million boost from redistributed federal highway funds that other states did not spend. State officials say this is the largest amount of redistributed federal funds the state has ever received, although this could be the last year for the additional money because of a lack of matching state funds.

A full structural and historical renovation of Sazerac House creates a space to celebrate an iconic New Orleans cocktail.

Fall completion of the new building will signify Deutsches Haus’ return to the Mid- City area of New Orleans.

Developers broke ground earlier this month on a $460-million redevelopment of the 33-story New Orleans World Trade Center tower into a Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, bringing to fruition a restoration that has been more than 20 years in the making and mired in setbacks.

Officials anticipate the facility in St. James Parish will bring in more than 8,000 construction jobs.

Flooding and federal deadlines squeeze project scheduling.

Emergency care access and a rising river are among the construction challenges on this expansion project.