Most of Interstate 10 in Louisiana was closed Wednesday due to icy conditions, with traffic restrictions beginning about 44 miles past Vinton. However, I-10 westbound from I-49 to Louisiana/Texas state line is now open,
Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge metro area reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and Development announced.
After a historic winter storm hit the Interstate 10 corridor on Tuesday, parts of the vital east-west artery remain closed due to icy road conditions in both Louisiana and Florida. In Louisiana, the Department of Transportation and Development has closed Interstate 10 from the small community of Iowa in Calcasieu Parish just
Interstate 10 from the Baton Rouge metro area to the Louisiana-Texas state line reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and Development announced.
Portions of several major interstates and two major bridges over the Mississippi River remained closed due to icy conditions Thursday.
The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.
Local interstates and elevated bridges will close early Tuesday morning as freezing temperatures and snow impact the New Orleans area. Interstate 10 will be closed at 4 a.m. in Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes, according to DOTD.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Bridges and interstates across south Louisiana have been shut down due to the winter weather. Here is a list of current closures of major roadways:
More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
DOTD crews from Louisiana and Arkansas are still working to get everything back to normal as roads and bridges begin to thaw.
Following snow, sleet and ice that arrived in the Big Bend and South Georgia Tuesday due to a winter storm, a large stretch of a major highway shut down Wednesday evening.