After closing earlier this morning (04/13/22) due to an overturned tanker reportedly carrying hazardous materials, I-10 eastbound at I-49 has re-opened.
I'm grateful for the fire department and recognize the risks they take to keep us safe. So, what gives? What could have started those fires on the side of I-49?
$175 to 200 million worth of work will be done on Interstate 10 soon, and Acadiana residents - as well as those who pass through that area - should be very happy once it is done.
In an email, a state transportation official told people who oppose a conventional interstate highway through Lafayette that they should resign from a community advisory committee
Very heavy rainfall is moving from west to east between Highway 190 and Highway 14. Much of Acadiana can expect very heavy downpours for the next several hours.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Devlopment has closed the entire length of I-220 in Bossier and Caddo parishes this morning due to today's weather. Also closed are I-49 North from LA 526 to I-20 and I-49 South from I-20 to LA 3132...