What is the difference between crushed stone and Natural Pea Gravel?

Crushed stone is angular, with broken faces that grip each other when it is compacted. Natural Pea Gravel is rounded, so the pieces roll past one another instead of locking. That makes crushed stone the choice for a base or a drive surface, and Natural Pea Gravel the choice for paths, dog runs, play areas and pipe bedding.

Should I order material by the ton or by the yard?

Either works, and both are offered at checkout. The ton is a weight and the yard is a volume, so the two do not convert at a fixed rate across materials. Each product page has a calculator, so size the load there before you order rather than working it out on paper.

Which stone is best for drainage in West Baton Rouge Parish?

Clean stone with the fines taken out, because fines are what hold water. Drain rock is the washed option for French drains, foundation perimeter drains, drywells and downspout runs. #57 and #67 limestone are the clean sizes for drainage trenches and pipe bedding, and #4 crushed stone handles heavy drainage and very wet ground.

Gravel, Soil and Stone for West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana Rock Supply handles gravel, stone and aggregate delivery in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA. Start with 610 limestone, the base size a Louisiana contractor asks for by name, then work out from there.

Each product page has a calculator, so you can size the load before you order. Quantities are ordered by the ton or by the yard, and a dump truck tips it on site.

Ground Conditions Across West Baton Rouge Parish

West Baton Rouge sits on the Mississippi and Red River alluvial plains. The ground is recent alluvium: silty clay and clay loam laid down by the rivers, deep and heavy, with sandier natural levee ridges along the old channels and backswamp clay in the low ground between them.

That clay will not take water, and the water table sits close to the surface. The ridges are the only ground that drains by itself, and the backswamp holds rain until it is pumped or ditched away.

Erosion follows the same pattern. River and bayou banks cut, bare clay sheets water after a hard rain, and ditches and canals scour.

Work runs year round here. Heavy rain and saturated clay, not cold, are what stop a compaction pass, so time a delivery around the wet spells rather than the season.

Materials Delivered in West Baton Rouge Parish

610 limestone, also called #610, 610 base or CR610, is the Louisiana base size. It carries stone dust up to about two inches, so the fines bind it and it hardens as it is rolled.

Louisiana DOTD specifies aggregate quality in Section 1003 of the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges, with soundness and abrasion requirements in Subsection 1003.01. An aggregate source has to meet Section 1003 to be listed on the department's approved materials list.

Use 610 Limestone for driveways, parking pads, shed and building pads, and the compacted layer under flatwork.

Choosing the Right Material

Iberville Parish and Pointe Coupee Parish both sit in the Capital region on the same Mississippi and Red River alluvial plains. The ground is the same as it is here: heavy silty clay and clay loam with sandier natural levee ridges and backswamp clay in the low ground.

So the base and drainage choices carry over unchanged. On all three, the ground that drains by itself is the ridge, and the low ground needs a drainage layer that works.

Match the material to the job. A compacted base wants 610 limestone or crushed concrete, because both carry fines that bind.

A clean open stone such as #57 or #67 has no fines, so it drains and does not pack.

Rounded stone is a different animal again. Natural Pea Gravel and river rock do not lock together, so they suit paths, beds and ground cover rather than anything structural.

For bank and shoreline work, use angular stone. RipRap is the armour grade, and large river rock is decorative edging, not bank protection.

Delivery Across West Baton Rouge Parish

Louisiana Rock Supply delivers bulk aggregate across the parish, including Addis, Port Allen, Erwinville and Brusly. You order online, choose a quantity by the ton or by the yard, and pick a delivery date at checkout.

A dump truck tips the load on site in one pile. From there it is your job to move it, so plan where the pile lands before the truck arrives.

If you are unsure how much to order, each product page has a calculator you can use before you check out.

Order Gravel and Stone in West Baton Rouge Parish

Louisiana Rock Supply delivers 610 limestone, clean stone, sand, soil and fill across West Baton Rouge Parish, from Port Allen and Brusly to Addis and Erwinville. Size the load on the product page, then pick your delivery date at checkout and a truck brings it out.

West Baton Rouge Parish, LA Gravel and Landscape Rock Delivery