Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 48, § 757. Off-system work; prohibitions; exceptions

(a) The department shall construct, maintain, and improve roads, whether hard surfaced or otherwise, within state parks and state historic sites as defined in R.S. 56:1684, and connect such sites with existing highways.

(b) The department is authorized to perform work on any off-system bridge which is included as a TIMED project within the provisions of R.S. 47:820.2(B)(1)(b).

(c) The department is authorized to perform work on intersectional improvements on parish roads or municipal streets and to perform work on parish roads or municipal streets for purposes of operational or safety reasons when the parish road or municipal street intersects with a state highway which is programmed for improvement or construction; however, the distance of such off-system work shall conform to AASHTO design standards as adopted pursuant to R.S. 48:35.

(d) The department may construct, maintain, and improve roads, whether hard-surfaced or otherwise, within wildlife management areas owned by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and proclaimed as a wildlife management area by the governor, refuges, and other lands owned by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Such work shall be at the direction of, and in cooperation with, the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries or the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and shall be funded from monies specifically designated for that purpose.