DOTD Schedules Lafayette I-49 Connector Meetings DOTD will hold meetings about the I-49 Connector for residents living along the proposed highway’s path. The three meetings are scheduled for this afternoon and tonight. The meeting for the LaPlace neighborhood runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The McComb-Veazey meeting goes from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Sterling Grove meeting runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. These meetings are the first round of neighborhood discussions about the I-49 Connector. DOTD is planning a second round of meetings about the elevated expressway. The dates and times for those meetings will be set late.