Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related public works.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development canonical | 55 |
| LA DOTD | 1 |
| LaDOTD | 1 |
| Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1111034 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Context triple: [Interstate 20, maintainedBy, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]
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A.
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Arkansas’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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B.
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Texas’s highway system and other key transportation infrastructure.
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C.
Missouri Department of Transportation
The Missouri Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Missouri’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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D.
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Florida’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
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E.
Nebraska Department of Transportation
The Nebraska Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Nebraska’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Target entity description: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related public works.
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A.
Arkansas Department of Transportation
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Arkansas’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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B.
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Texas’s highway system and other key transportation infrastructure.
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C.
Missouri Department of Transportation
The Missouri Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Missouri’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
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D.
Florida Department of Transportation
The Florida Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Florida’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
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E.
Nebraska Department of Transportation
The Nebraska Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Nebraska’s highway and transportation infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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state transportation agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
DOTD
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LaDOTD ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Federal Highway Administration
ⓘ
Louisiana State Legislature ⓘ local governments in Louisiana ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employs |
civil engineers
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maintenance workers ⓘ transportation planners ⓘ |
| follows | federal transportation regulations of the United States ⓘ |
| goal | maintain safe and efficient transportation network in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
design standards for state highways in Louisiana
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inspection of state bridges in Louisiana ⓘ state transportation funding allocation in Louisiana ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
highways division
ⓘ
planning division ⓘ public works division ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Louisiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisiana
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Louisiana ⓘ |
| oversees |
flood control and public works projects related to transportation in Louisiana
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state highway system of Louisiana ⓘ state-maintained bridges in Louisiana ⓘ transportation planning for Louisiana ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Executive branch of the Government of Louisiana ⓘ |
| regulates |
access management on state highways in Louisiana
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oversize and overweight vehicle permits on Louisiana state roads ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
bridges in Louisiana
ⓘ
construction of transportation infrastructure in Louisiana ⓘ highways in Louisiana ⓘ maintenance of transportation infrastructure in Louisiana ⓘ planning of transportation infrastructure in Louisiana ⓘ public works related to transportation in Louisiana ⓘ |
| sector | transportation ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Government of Louisiana ⓘ |
| task |
enhancing transportation safety in Louisiana
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improving mobility in Louisiana ⓘ supporting economic development through transportation infrastructure in Louisiana ⓘ |
| typeOfTransportManaged |
freight transport infrastructure
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road transport ⓘ |
| uses | state and federal transportation funds ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dotd.la.gov/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Description of subject: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is the state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related public works.
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Huey P. Long Bridge (Baton Rouge)
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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Amtrak state-supported routes program
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partnersWith
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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U.S. Route 190 in Krotz Springs, Louisiana
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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U.S. Highways in Louisiana
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
ⓘ
U.S. Highways in Louisiana
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LaDOTD)
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linked to: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
subject linked to:
DOTD
linked to: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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Greater New Orleans Bridge
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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Crescent City Connection Bridge No. 1
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
ⓘ
Louisiana state highway system
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maintainedBy
→
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
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