A number of important changes are being debated in Louisiana’s legislature that would expand the state’s dig law in significant ways. One such change requires Louisiana One Call to accept emergency locate requests 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and to immediately relay emergency notifications to members with nearby facilities.
You won’t normally find an elected official in a safety vest checking on an excavation project, but in Choudrant it’s pretty common. “This is a small town and if a dog needs to be caught or there’s a water leak, it’s the Mayor’s job to take care of it,” said Choudrant Mayor Bill Sanderson. “But [...]