Calcasieu Parish requires a road-damage bond as a condition of permits that put heavy loads or work on parish roads. The parish sets the amount; we issue it at a flat 3% of the penal sum with no credit check.
















No underwriting queue for the standard road-damage bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the parish. Here is the whole thing:
Your business details, the bond amount the parish required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
Submit the executed bond with your permit application at Calcasieu Parish. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your Calcasieu Parish permit and the premium updates.
Calcasieu Parish requires a road-damage bond as a condition of permits that put heavy equipment, oversized loads, or roadwork on parish roads and rights-of-way. The bond runs to the parish for the benefit of the public road system.
The bond is a public-infrastructure guarantee: it stands behind your obligation to repair any damage your work or hauling causes to parish roads, shoulders, signals, and drainage — so the public isn't left paying to fix it.
It is a three-party arrangement — you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Calcasieu Parish (the obligee). It is not insurance for you: if the parish makes a valid claim for road damage and the surety pays, you repay the surety.
Submit the application with the bond amount Calcasieu Parish set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
Start the application →If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount the parish set and file the same day.