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Attached is the phase 1 plan for District 8. Phases 2 & 3 are omitted as they are not guaranteed, while phase 1 is.
District 8 Hathaway received a 7.3% mileage share of all roads to be improved. There was a disparity of 1.026 Miles
at a cost of 126,500.00 less, between District 8 and the other 12 districts.
Voters approved this disparity. If you would like your District's info posted for future reference,
please complete the data in the format below in Microsoft Excel 5.0 or better and
email to jsemmes@charter.net

All projects listed are in order of priority -  Priority 1 / Phase 1 in District 8 Only Current Future  
Road Name From To Length Feet Length Miles Surface Type Rd Type 2007 Costruction Costs
Aaron Road 15800' East of Farm Supply La. Hwy 26 3155 0.596 Surf Treat Overlay $25,330.00
Ardoin Road Hwy 26 West 0.5 Miles 2640 0.5 Gravel Asphalt $63,250.00
Compton Road Grand Marais Bryan Road 5390 1.021 Gravel Gravel $2,041.67
D.A. Ledoux Road Koll Road Dead End 1280 0.242 Gravel Asphalt $30,666.67
Dama Landry Road Dave Williams Rd Koll Road 5280 1 Gravel Asphalt $126,500.00
Edmond Drive Hwy 102 Dead End 2100 0.398 Gravel Asphalt $50,312.50
Elton Drive Grand Marais Rd Bryan Rd 5280 1 Gravel Asphalt $126,500.00
Elton Drive Litteral Rd Hwy 102 5280 1 Gravel Asphalt $126,500.00
Empire Rd Hw 102 Hwy 26 3245 0.615 Gravel Asphalt $38,898.75
Farm Supply Rd Grand Marais Rd Sandy Hill Rd 2112 0.4 Gravel Asphalt $25,300.00
Gary Rd Odeneaux Rd CM Davis 5300 1.004 Surf Treat Overlay $85,321.97
Grand Marais Hwy 26 Farm Supply Rd 17000 3.22 Surf Treat Overlay $273,674.24
Grand Marais Farm Supply Road Hwy 395 5370 1.017 Surf Treat Overlay $43,222.50
Grand Marais Hwy 395 Compton Rd 5400 1.023 Gravel Gravel $2,045.45
Hines Rd Hwy 102 Dead End 6900 1.307 Gravel Asphalt $165,312.50
Koll Rd Hwy26 Hwy 102 5305 1.005 Gravel Asphalt $127,132.50
Lantz Rd Hwy 26 Hwy 102 5280 1 Gravel Asphalt $126,500.00
Monnic Drive Hines Rd Dead End 890 0.169 Gravel Asphalt $21,322.92
N Land Drive Hwy 102 Dead End 1290 0.244 Gravel Asphalt $30,906.25
Panchoville Rd Theo Rd Lejeune Rd 5560 1.053 Surf Treat Overlay $89,507.58
Pete Road Elton Rd Hwy 26 5490 1.04 Gravel Asphalt $131,531.25
Ponderosa Rd Hwy 102 0.5 Mile East 2640 0.5 Gravel Asphalt $63,250.00
Ringuet Road Panchoville Rd Crochet Road 2420 0.458 Gravel Asphalt $28,989.58
Son Guillote Road Grand Marais Road Dead End 1230 0.232 Gravel Asphalt $29,468.75
             
Totals     105837 20.044     $1,833,485.08
             
Overlay - Current Blacktop to receive an overlay of blacktop          
Surf. Treatment - Current mix of blacktop/gravel to receive blacktop        
Asphalt - Convert Gravel Road to a 3 Course surface treatment        
Total Road Miles for Jefferson Davis Parish 603        
Proposed Miles (Gravel to Pavement) 82.8        
Overlay   78.65        
Gravel   108.47        
Limestone   1.55        
One Course Surface Treatment   3.13        
Total Road Miles to Improve   274.6        
Improved Road Mileage as a % of all roads in Parish 45.5%        
District 8 - Improved Roads as a % of all planned Improvements 7.3%        
Average Miles Per District 274.6  /  13 = 21.07        
We received an equal share of number of roads as the other districts        
but District 8 only received 7.3% of the total mileage to be improved.