Louisiana Transportation Institute

10/06/2026

We’re excited to see LTI represented at the 2026 APA Louisiana State Planning Conference! Tara Tolford will be featured in the Transportation session.

🗓️ 2026 APA Louisiana State Planning Conference - November 11–13

📍 New Orleans BioInnovation Center

10/01/2026

A great afternoon at the final stop of Women in Motion Louisiana’s statewide tour in New Orleans! 💜 LTI was glad to see Jordanna Coleman join the panel and LTI board member Renee Amar take part in conversations on leadership, career growth, and women in transportation.

Thank you, LA Motor Transport Assn., Inc. , for bringing everyone together!

10/01/2026

09/29/2026

Checking in from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Annual Convention in New Orleans! ⚓🚢

LTI is here September 28–30 exploring what’s next for port infrastructure, supply chains, and maritime innovation!

09/25/2026

Rail safety doesn't end when Rail Safety Week does. 🚂

This week, we've shared tips to help people stay safe around railroad tracks and crossings. The message behind each one is simple: stay alert, respect the tracks and make safe choices.

Together, we can help create safer communities for everyone.

See Tracks? Think Train.

09/24/2026

Women have been part of trucking history for more than a century.

During World War I, Luella Bates worked as a test driver for the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company in Wisconsin. In January 1920, she made another early mark on trucking history when she became the first woman truck driver reported to receive a driver’s license in New York.

She later traveled around the country demonstrating FWD trucks to the public, at a time when seeing a woman behind the wheel of a heavy truck was far from common.

More than 100 years later, women are still building their place in the industry. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 2025 puts women at 7.7% of the broader driver/sales worker and truck driver workforce, representing roughly 276,000 women across the country.

And to the women behind the wheel at KIND Transport: we see the work you put in every day, and we’re proud to have you on our team.

🌐 kindtransport.com | 📞 260-376-2666

09/24/2026

Research is a key part of LSU New Orleans’ future. 💜💛

Interim Chancellor Jeanette Weiland recently spoke with FOX 8 about the university’s commitment to maintaining its R2 research status and strengthening its role as a research institution. The Louisiana Transportation Institute (LTI) is proud to be part of that work.

09/24/2026

Research is a key part of LSU New Orleans’ future. 💜💛

Interim Chancellor Jeanette Weiland recently spoke with FOX 8 about the university’s commitment to maintaining its R2 research status and continuing to strengthen its role as a research institution.

The Louisiana Transportation Institute (LTI) is proud to be part of that work. Through applied and scholarly research in freight and maritime transportation, infrastructure, transit, evacuation and resilience, transportation policy, and emerging mobility, LTI helps address challenges facing the industries and transportation systems that shape Louisiana, the nation, and the broader global economy.

09/16/2026

Calling Louisiana innovators working in transportation and logistics! 🚢🚛🚆

Applications are open for R3: River, Road, Rail, a pitch competition from World Trade Center New Orleans, StartupNOLA, and the Gulf Coast Defense Catalyst.

Louisiana startups and small businesses with tech-enabled solutions for supply chains, shipping, port operations, transportation, logistics, safety, and more are encouraged to apply for the chance to compete for a $20,000 cash prize.

📅 Apply by Friday, October 16 at midnight
🎤 Pitch Competition: November 17 | 4–6 PM
📍 The Shop Workspace, New Orleans

Learn more and apply:
startupnola.com/r3-river-road-rail-pitch-competition/

09/15/2026

This week, Sept. 13-19, is !

Professional truck drivers are the key link in our nation’s supply chain, keeping Louisiana and America moving every single day.Thank you to Louisiana’s truck drivers for all you do, and to the Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA) for highlighting the people behind this essential part of our transportation system.

Throughout the week, LMTA members are hosting Truck Driver Appreciation lunches and celebrations across the state! Drivers, check out a stop near you:

DENHAM SPRINGS | SEPT. 15
Cash Magic Lucky Magnolia
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or while supplies last
Presented by Cash Magic & Razorback Rentals

GALLIANO | SEPT. 15-17
Cash Magic Galliano
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Presented by Cash Magic & ACME Truck Lines

LAKE CHARLES | SEPT. 17
Cash Magic Lake Charles
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Presented by Cash Magic, J. Guillory Jr. Trucking LLC & Lake City Trucking

GRAMERCY | SEPT. 17
Golden Grove Truck Stop
11 a.m. until they run out
Presented by Frisard Companies & Golden Grove Truck Stop

BROUSSARD | SEPT. 18
Cash Magic Vegas North
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Presented by United Vision Logistics

Stop by, grab a meal and help us celebrate the professional truck drivers who keep Louisiana moving!