Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.
The Interstate 10 closure spanned nearly the entire state, ending west of the Mississippi state line east of New Orleans. Meanwhile, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) had deployed crews traveling in both directions to treat the interstate's surfaces in an effort to restore normal traffic flow.
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.
Truckers who move goods across hundreds of miles of Louisiana highway must make their own calculus in the face of a snowstorm.
Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, the Department of Transportation and Development announced mid-afternoon Wednesday. The update comes after a ...
Interstate 10 is open in both neighboring Mississippi and Alabama. Louisiana's Transportation Department has ... The National Weather Service in Lake Charles estimated Lafayette and Lake Charles received between 8 to 12 inches of snow.
A significant portion of I-10 is closed in both directions in Louisiana west of Baton Rouge to the Texas border.
Landry said snow and ice will create treacherous travel conditions in regions where there are accumulations and plunging temperatures could create water pressure and delivery problems throughout the state.
Southern Louisiana can expect a winter weather event the likes of which hasn't been seen since the 1960s with snow accumulations creating "crippling" travel conditions along the Interstate 10 and Interstate ... with Baton Rouge, Lafayette, New Orleans ...
More than 17 million people from eastern Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley are facing severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. Dallas, Texas has already faced flooding.
Winter Storm Enzo was not your typical winter storm, but its rain and snow were caused by a classic setup. Enzo never truly had a robust low pressure system, but instead was a large overlap between the coldest air of the season, abundant moisture and the tail end of a deep upper-level trough.
Nine Lafayette Parish public schools will have class Monday even though they remain under a boil water advisory.