Pea Gravel for Pathways in Lakeland, LA

Louisiana Rock Supply brings gravel and aggregate delivery in Lakeland, LA, and 610 limestone is the base this ground asks for. The material arrives by dump truck and tips on your site.

Lakeland sits in Pointe Coupee Parish, on heavy alluvial clay laid down by the rivers. That clay shows a thin base fast, which is why the fines matter on a path.

Ground and Conditions in Lakeland

Across the Mississippi and Red River alluvial plains, the ground is silty clay and clay loam, deep and heavy. A high water table sits under flat land, and clay will not take water.

Backswamp ground holds rain until it is ditched or pumped away. On a path, that shows up as a soft surface that pumps and ruts underfoot after a wet spell.

The usual failure is a thin layer of clean stone over bare clay. Water sits at the clay line, the stone shifts, and the edges spread out.

The fix is a fines-bearing base that binds and hardens, then a finer top that packs. Screenings and 610 limestone do that work.

Work runs year round here, and saturated clay, not cold, is what stops a compaction pass.

Materials for Lakeland Projects

Fines and screenings carry paths and walkways here, because rounded or clean stone will not lock underfoot. Start with the base, then pick the surface.

610 Limestone

Also called #610, 610 base, or CR610, this is crushed limestone base. The size runs from stone dust up to about two inches, so the fines bind it and it hardens as it is rolled.

Use it for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads, and the compacted layer under flatwork. 610 Limestone is the base material for a path that has to hold up.

Stone Screenings

Also called limestone screenings, these are the crusher fines that pass the finest screen. They bed and joint pavers and pack the top of a path.

Stone Screenings give you a firm surface without loose stone rolling under a shoe.

Walkway Gravel and Natural Pea Gravel

A finer gravel that packs underfoot suits garden paths and walkways. Walkway Gravel goes over a prepared base.

Natural Pea Gravel is rounded pea sized gravel for paths, dog runs, play areas and pipe bedding. Rounded stone does not lock together, so keep it as a surface dressing.

Drain Rock and Washed Sand

Clean washed stone with the fines taken out handles French drains, foundation perimeter drains, drywells and downspout runs. With a water table this close to the surface, the drainage layer is the part that has to work.

Drain Rock is that clean stone.

Washed sand, also called river sand, beds pipe and flatwork and sets pavers. See Washed Sand.

Top soil and select fill round out a path job. Select fill raises low ground and builds a pad up out of the water, because it compacts rather than settling.

Select Fill goes under a base course, not under a lawn. Top Soil is the growing layer for lawns, beds and grade repair over ground that is more clay than a lawn wants.

Delivery to Lakeland and the Surrounding Area

You order online and choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator, and it is the way to size a load before you commit.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. Have the drop spot clear and reachable, with room for the truck to leave.

Delivery covers Lakeland and the rest of Pointe Coupee Parish, including New Roads, Livonia, Ventress, Fordoche and Morganza.

Questions About Ordering in Lakeland

What should I have ready when the truck arrives?

Have the drop spot marked and clear before the truck reaches you, with a firm enough surface for a loaded truck and a clear way out. Bulk loads tip in one pile, so the spot needs room for the material to spread.

Keep vehicles and equipment out of the way, and make sure gates or overhead lines are not in the path.

What is the best base under pavers in Lakeland?

610 limestone is the base under pavers here, because the stone dust up to about two inches binds and hardens as it is rolled. Over that, stone screenings bed and joint the pavers for a tight, packed finish.

Washed sand also works as a setting bed where a clean fine material is wanted. On this clay, the fines-bearing base is what keeps the surface from shifting.

Order Your Path Material in Lakeland

Size the job on the calculator before you order, then choose your quantity by the ton or the yard. For paths and walkways, pair a 610 limestone base with stone screenings on top.

Louisiana Rock Supply delivers bulk material across Lakeland and Pointe Coupee Parish. Place your order online and a truck will tip it on site.