Quick take
- The Bossier Parish Police Jury on Wednesday, Nov. 4, approved a cooperative endeavor agreement with Haughton for road patching and asphalt overlays.
- Under the deal, the parish supplies labor and equipment, and Haughton pays for asphalt materials. The same approach was used earlier this year for eligible towns, including Haughton, Benton and Plain Dealing.
- Haughton estimated about 700 tons of asphalt. At the parish rate of $115 per ton, materials would be about $80,500, an estimate, not a final bid.
- Specific town streets were not named in the meeting coverage. Parish highway crews may assist Haughton before year-end 2026.
Haughton drivers could see parish crews on worn town streets before the year is out. The Bossier Parish Police Jury on Wednesday, Nov. 4, approved a cooperative endeavor agreement with the Town of Haughton for road patching and asphalt overlays, the Bossier Press-Tribune reported.
Under the deal, the parish supplies labor and equipment, and Haughton pays for the asphalt. The Press-Tribune said the parish used the same cooperative approach earlier this year for eligible towns, including Haughton, Benton and Plain Dealing. The Nov. 4 Police Jury agenda lists the item as a cooperative endeavor agreement with Haughton under Section 94-8 for patching and overlays, with authority to execute the deal.
Cost estimate
Haughton estimated about 700 tons of asphalt. At the parish rate of $115 per ton, materials would run about $80,500, the Press-Tribune reported. That figure is an estimate, not a final bid. Specific town streets were not named in the meeting discussion covered by the paper. Parish highway crews have finished much of their own overlay schedule and may help Haughton before the end of 2026, the paper said.