Our Mission

"Retaining longtime clients and developing new relationships through our perseverance, pride, financial stability, creativity and integrity. Our reputation for honesty, quality, and safety forces us to perform perfectly on projects. Our perseverance gives us the determination and stamina to overcome obstacles in the planning, financing, and construction stages of projects. Professionalism is all we do."

Coastal Bridge History

Coastal's origins in Louisiana began with the major road program started in 1928 when Huey Long was Governor of the state. Forcum-James Company of Dyersburg, Tennessee, a company started in the early 1900's by a banker and a lumber mill operator, came to Baton Rouge to participate in this massive construction program. The company remained in business here as ForcumJames until 1954 when that company was split up and Coastal Contractors, Inc. and Coastal Asphalt Company were formed along with several other Tennessee contractors. Coastal Asphalt Company was sold in 1960 and its name was changed. Coastal Contractors, Inc. continued doing business in the highway and heavy construction market. Coastal Bridge Co., Inc. was formed in 1956 primarily to do the bridge and marine construction for Coastal Contractors, Inc. The Louisiana operations of Delta Asphalt of Missouri were added to the companies when it was purchased by Coastal Bridge Co., Inc. in 1995. Most of the business today is conducted through Coastal Bridge Co., Inc. In 2000, Coastal Bridge Co., Inc. was incorporated under Coastal Bridge Company, LLC.

Throughout the years, Coastal Bridge Co., Inc. and Coastal Contractors, Inc. have constructed many of the highways and bridges in Louisiana along with several other notable projects. These include: the 1-10 bridges at Ramah, Breaux Bridge and Henderson; many movable bridges over Bayou Lafourche, Bayou Terrebonne, Bayou Teche, Tchefuncte River and Bayou Petite Caillou; highway overlay and reconstruction in Ascension, St. James, Assumption and Livingston Parishes; major embankment projects on relocated US 90 in Morgan City area; LA 1 between Galliano and Larose; docks at Port Allen, Belle of Baton Rouge, Casino Rouge and Natchez; and the civil work for the LIGO Observatory in Livingston.