Baton Rouge lots and plant floors
LSU and Southern University both have large campuses with student, staff and game day parking. Our Lady of the Lake and the other hospitals around the city have big lots with heavy visitor traffic and a lot of accessible parking. State office buildings downtown add more. On these lots, clear stalls, arrows, crosswalks and fire lanes help keep people safe when the lot is packed.
The industrial side of Baton Rouge is big, from the ExxonMobil refinery north of downtown to the plants and warehouses along the river and the interstates. Those sites need employee and contractor parking, truck lanes and floor striping inside, with lane and bay lines and yellow safety lines along platforms and walkways. Then there are the shopping areas around the Mall of Louisiana, churches, schools and apartment complexes.
Heat, humidity and heavy rain
South Louisiana is hot and humid much of the year and gets a lot of rain, with summer storms most afternoons in some stretches. Sun fades paint and heat softens asphalt. Water sits on flat lots and carries grit that wears lines down, and the busiest spots like entrances and drive lanes go first. Rain is the biggest scheduling challenge for striping here.
We watch the forecast and plan striping for dry pavement and a window long enough for the paint to set. On sealed lots we stripe after the sealer is ready. If there are potholes, broken edges or cracked concrete where lines need to go, we can do minor asphalt and concrete repair first so the paint goes down on a solid surface.
Louisiana fire code and ADA in Baton Rouge
Louisiana's Office of State Fire Marshal is headquartered in Baton Rouge. State law names a State Uniform Fire Prevention Code, either NFPA 1 or the International Fire Code, and the fire marshal's rules list NFPA 1 and NFPA 101, the Life Safety Code. Fire department access has to stay clear, and the fire official can require fire lane markings. Check with the Baton Rouge Fire Department or the state fire marshal on your site.
Accessible parking follows the federal 2010 ADA Standards. Each accessible stall needs a marked access aisle at least 60 inches wide, and at least one in six accessible stalls must be van accessible with a wider stall or aisle. Stalls and aisles cannot slope more than 1:48. We lay out the stalls, paint the symbol and stripe the aisle.
