Bulk Gravel and Stone Delivery in Union Parish, LA

If you are building a driveway or a pad on sandy loam over clay, what should you order? Louisiana Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in Union Parish, LA, and the answer starts with 610 limestone.

It is the dense graded base size, running from stone dust up to about two inches, so the fines bind it and it hardens as it is rolled. On ground that sheds water sideways down the slopes, that firm layer is what keeps a drive or a shed pad from working loose.

Ground Conditions Across Union Parish

Across the northern and western uplands, the surface is sandy loam over Tertiary sands and clays. The ground rolls rather than lying flat, with sandy loam ridges and clay in the draws.

The sandy loam takes water in, and the clay beneath it does not. So water moves sideways down the slopes and gathers in the draws instead of draining straight down.

That is why slope, not a water table, is what moves water here. A pad that is under-built on a slope will not stay put, so the base layer has to be the part you get right first.

Bare sandy slopes also cut into gullies quickly once the cover is gone. Stream and ditch scour in the draws follows the same pattern, which is where angular stone for bank and slope protection earns its place.

Work runs year round in this part of the state. Wet clay in the draws is what stops a compaction pass, so plan the fill and base work around that.

Materials Delivered in Union Parish

Order by the job you are doing. A driveway, a patio, a drain and a garden bed each want a different material, and the local name is how you ask for it.

610 limestone is the base size, and Louisiana DOTD specifies aggregate quality in Section 1003 of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges. The soundness and abrasion requirements sit in Subsection 1003.01.

An aggregate source has to meet Section 1003 to be listed on the department's approved materials list.

Crushed concrete carries the same 610 designation, and Louisiana permits it as a Class II base course material. It is recycled concrete, not crushed quarry stone, so treat the two as separate products.

Choosing the Right Material

Claiborne Parish, Ouachita Parish and Lincoln Parish all sit on the same ground region as Union Parish. Sandy loam over Tertiary sands and clays, rolling rather than flat, with clay in the draws.

Because the ground is the same, the material choice is the same. A compacted base under a drive or pad, a clean stone where water has to move, and a fines-bearing material where you need it to bind.

For a driveway, start with 610 Limestone as the base and top it with Driveway Gravel. For a patio, bed the pavers on Stone Screenings or Mason Sand.

For a drain, use Drain Rock or #67 Stone, both clean and open graded. For a bed or a border, River Rock and Shredded Mulch are surface dressings, not structural layers.

For bank and slope work, RipRap is angular stone that grips. Rounded stone does not lock together, so it will not hold a slope.

Delivery Across Union Parish

You order online and pick a quantity by the ton or by the yard. Each product page has a calculator if you want to size the load before you check out.

Pick a delivery date at checkout, and a dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. That covers Farmerville, Bernice, Marion, Lillie, Spearsville and Downsville.

Order 610 Limestone and Gravel in Union Parish

610 limestone is the base size for Union Parish, and it is the one to name when you are building a drive, a pad or the layer under flatwork. Crushed concrete, clean stone, sand and soil are all available the same way.

Order online, size your load by the ton or by the yard, and have it tipped on site.