After two years of delays, crews are in the final stages of construction on a $63.7 million project to broaden a 1.6-mile section of U.S. 90 in Broussard to make it part of the future I-49 corridor between Lafayette and New Orleans.

Approval for $2.5 billion oil terminal on the lower Mississippi River is contingent on study findings.

ENR Texas & Louisiana's August 5 print issue will feature our annual Top Contractors ranking. We'll be ranking the region's top contractors by revenue, by state and by sector.

ENR Texas & Louisiana's June 10 print issue will feature our annual Top Design Firms ranking. We'll be ranking the region's top architectural and engineering firms by revenue and by sector.

In April, ENR Texas & Louisiana will be taking a look at the Top Project Starts in 2018 by total value from across the five-state region of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. We're sharing a preliminary list of some of the projects that could potentially be on our final ranking in the April 15 issue.

With construction of the $1 billion North Terminal entering its final stages, officials with the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport are considering the future of the old airport building, which will become vacant when the new terminal opens on May 15.

Construction is progressing on a $50-million project that will convert traffic lanes and sidewalks into a 7.5-acre linear park in front of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. But to make that work, the project team must follow detailed plans to address concerns about traffic patterns, existing utilities and drainage.

ENR's Top Young Professionals program honors 20 individuals under 40 years of age in each region who have shown extraordinary leadership and service throughout their career.

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.