News & Updates for Tangipahoa Parish

Overview:

Regardless of any development, the interaction between the surface trough and the potential disturbance will keep a high coverage of showers/storms over the area but mostly along and just inland of the coast. Some of these activities could bring some very heavy downpours[...]

Main Takeaways:

• Tropics
  • Tropical wave east of the islands becoming less likely to develop as the environment becomes unfavorable. 
  • Outside o this wave, overall things remain quiet through the next five days[...]

AMITE—A portion of Taylor Creek Road will be closed this Thursday for road work.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said crews will need to close a portion of Taylor Creek Road at its intersection with North Dummyline Road to replace a cross drain. The work is scheduled for Thursday, August 11, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.[...]

PONCHATOULA—Work on the West Hoffman Road bridge project has been delayed due to rain.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said crews will not be able to complete the overlay project at the site of the West Hoffman Road bridge, due to the rainy conditions this week. As a result, the West Hoffman bridge closure is expected to continue through Wednesday, Aug. 10[...]

PONCHATOULA—A portion of West Hoffman Road will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 2, as crews install asphalt.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said the contractor plans to pour asphalt over the stone base, where new cross drains were installed for the West Hoffman Road bridge replacement project.

To complete the scope of this work, West Hoffman will be closed in that area for three days, starting with Tuesday, Aug. 2, and continuing through Thursday, Aug. 4, weather permitting[...]