Traffic

Highway 90 improvements continue. One lane will be closed on U.S. 90 from Pinhook Road to Cason Road in the eastbound and westbound directions for the placement of asphalt to the inside lane tonight, June 19 until June 29, 2012 between the hours of 7 p...

My friend took some video yesterday from a local store.  He noticed some kids playing near the Evangeline Thruway. The kids would walk up to the street and then pretend that they trip, falling onto the Thruway.

Maybe you have seen the debris left from an automobile accident on the side of the road, a bumper on the side of Highway 90, or glass shards glimmering in the sun at an intersection on Johnston Street. Most tow trucks and some police vehicles assigned to the traffic enforcement division are prepared for such debris, equipped with 'shop brooms' and such to clear debris to allow traffic to flow agai

The 100 block of Live Oak Blvd. is scheduled to be closed beginning Monday, June 11, 2012 through Friday, June 15, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon each day. Asbury United Methodist is hosting their Vacation Bible School. Beginning Monday, June 11 the following lane closures will take place in the St...

Improvements continue on Highway 90, but first,  a bit of inconvenience... As of 7:00 am Thursday, June 7, 2010 the turnouts attaching US 90 to Captain Cade Rd in Iberia Parish will be removed and motorists will need to use the interchange at LA 88 to access.

A Colorado mother was ticketed last weekend because she chose to buckle up a can of gas in her child's car seat instead of the baby.

The Louisiana department of Transportation and Development has announced its readiness for the 2012 hurricane season. Along with Louisiana State Police, LA DOTD is ready to implement contraflow in the New Orleans area should the need arise.

This toddler's travels takes him through a busy intersection as cars, trucks, vans and even busses have to maneuver around him.  This Memorial Day Weekend be very careful.

Get ready for the latest 'new and improved' traffic changes. As part of the U.S. 90 widening project, from Pinhook to Broussard, safety measures known as J-turns will be constructed along U.S. 90 between Pinhook Road and Albertson’s Parkway. Watch the video below to see how they work then tell us what you think:

Going out of town this weekend? The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has a few traffic advisories for you for the Memorial Day holiday weekend (Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28). Southwest Louisiana Area In Acadia Parish, daytime lane closures will occur May 26 and May 28 on U...

(UPDATE: 2:30pm) Y'all can pass now!! The work is complete; the bridge has been reopened.  DOTD thanks you for your patience.   (12:39pm)  The Acadiana Region of the Department of Transportation and development has announced that the Vermilion River Bridge on the by-pass in Abbeville is closed for repair.  M...

Public Works Director,Tom Carroll has announced Butcher Switch will be closed from Sybil Drive 1100’ west beginning Tuesday, May 8th. The road is expected to be closed for approximately three months while construction continues on the Louisiana Avenue Extension...

Why do people who ride motorcycles wear heavy jackets even in Summertime?

The 200 Block of Girard Park Circle (between E. Lewis Street and Girard Park Drive) will be closed starting Friday, April 27, 2012 at 4pm until Sunday, April 29. 2012 at 12 pm for LUS Wastewater Collection to perform emergency sanitary sewer repairs...

If you're headed back & forth to Baton Rouge during the evening hours, be aware that Interstate 10 will be reduced to one lane in both eastbound and westbound directions near the Butte La Rose exit (Exit 121), and the Whiskey Bay exit (Exit 127) for overhead sign construction. Th...

With Festival International De Louisiane, the population of Lafayette will more than triple this weekend. We already have traffic problems in the Hub City as it is.

Lafayette Police are asking for your help investigating a hit and run fatality. On April 20, 2012, at approximately 2:20 am, police responded to the 4500 block of Johnston Street regarding a crash involving a pedestrian.

As part of a project to widen Highway 90, the roadway will be reduced to one lane, eastbound, from Pinhook Road to University Avenue in Lafayette Parish. The closure will take place Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m. through Monday, April 23 at 6 a.m.

Seeing JayCee's photos of people in the wrong lane is only the beginning… we found a crazy example of wild driving on I-10 between Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This video is unbelievable. Even more so when you consider that it was shot by the driver of the car that was following them...

(Okay, hate IS a strong word:  let's go with "don't always desire" driving in Lafayette.) At the top of the list:  Roundabouts.  Don't get me wrong, I LOVE roundabouts.   I am a proponent of roundabouts.