Louisiana’s September analysis identifies pipe replacement and bridge work from official bid results and award listings. No Index or component scores are shown.
One score summarizing project activity, demand, capacity, operating pressure, and near-term opportunity.
Official September records identify Claiborne pipe and Lafourche bridge work.
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) diesel: $5.955/gallon, September 28.
Construction employment: 154,200 in September, preliminary.
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Executive read: Louisiana’s September analysis identifies pipe replacement and bridge work from official bid results and award listings. No Index or component scores are shown. Contract values are not hauling budgets or guaranteed loads.
The September 25 apparent result for 4400036364R1 lists Bentz Construction Group at $624,362.03. DOTD’s awarded-project list identifies Bentz for project 4400036364 at $624,362, as displayed without cents. The exact bid and displayed award are reported separately; the bid’s cents are not asserted as an executed award value.
The September 9 result lists James Construction Group at $5,132,237.10. DOTD’s awarded-project list displays $5,132,237. Scope includes removal of a precast bridge, grading, base course, piles and a concrete slab-span bridge. Confirm individual hauling packages and mobilization dates.
Gulf Coast (PADD 3) diesel was $5.955 per gallon for the week of September 28. This is a regional benchmark, not a Louisiana pump price. Include fuel adjustments, return mileage and waiting time when comparing route economics.
Seasonally adjusted Louisiana construction employment was 154,200 in September, a 13.9% increase from a year earlier. September is preliminary. Employment provides a capacity proxy, not a count of available trucks or drivers.
The retained awarded-project list starts October 24, 2025 and does not establish the complete preceding twelve-month baseline for September 2026. The apparent-bid archive and award list also have different coverage and precision. A complete comparable activity basis is not established, so no composite or component scores are displayed. IDIQ vegetation-management bid amounts are not presented as guaranteed task volume. Selected project values are not a September statewide total.
Prepared October 28, 2026. Observations are anchored to September.
The Iron Index is Iron Sheepdog’s proprietary market assessment. Its derivation is proprietary and is not published. This analysis-only edition does not meet the verified-data requirements for scores. Project values do not establish hauling revenue or guaranteed work.
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