Posted 4:32 PM 5/30/2025 by Adam Burruss

HAMMOND - Traffic backed up for several miles after an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck got into a wreck on I-12 near the I-55 interchange in Hammond on Friday.

The 18-wheeler left the roadway and overturned around 9:49 a.m., with Hammond Fire and Hammond Rural Fire officials responding. No (More)

Posted 2:39 PM 5/26/2025 by WBRZ Staff

GARYVILLE — All lanes of eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 are open after an accident near the Ascension and St. James parish line shut the roadway down for over an hour Monday afternoon. 

The crash just past La. 641 was first reported around 2:22 p.m. and the roadway was reopened by 3:33 p.m.

Posted 10:55 AM 5/22/2025 by WBRZ Staff

FRANKLIN — Northwest Boulevard between BNSF Railroad and Walmart in Franklin is closed until further notice, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said Thursday.

The road, also known as La. 3211, was closed due to "deteriorating road conditions" caused by heavy rainfall over the last few weeks during ongoing road work.

Traffic will be closed effective immediately, officials said.

Posted 6:10 AM 5/21/2025 by WBRZ Staff

Traffic updates for Wednesday, May 21 can be found here. 

8:00 a.m.: Denham Springs Police will shut down the eastbound lanes of I-12, starting at the 4-H overpass. This closure is for the investigation of a previous fatality, weather permitting. Please take an alternate route. We will provide updates once I-12 has reopened.

Posted 6:16 AM 5/20/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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Posted 6:41 AM 5/14/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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7:40 a.m.: Wreck on MSRB eastbound with right lane blocked 

Posted 4:10 AM 5/13/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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5 a.m.: Breakdown at 10/12 merge westbound with left lane blocked

Posted 6:51 AM 5/12/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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Posted 3:36 AM 5/7/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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4:30 a.m.: On-ramp blocked due to accident on I-10 westbound on-ramp from College Drive 

Posted 7:32 AM 5/6/2025 by Lauren Hawkins

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Breakdown on I-10 eastbound at Perkins causing delays past the MSRB 

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Posted 11:04 AM 5/5/2025 by WBRZ Staff

LETTSWORTH — La. 1 is closed in Lettsworth near the construction site south of the Simmesport Bridge until further notice, officials said.

Drivers traveling south from Simmesport are asked to take a left onto La. 418 and then take 418 to La. 15 to La. 1 to avoid the closure. Another (More)

Posted 10:38 AM 5/3/2025 by WBRZ Staff

BATON ROUGE — Interstate 10 westbound has reopened after two lanes were closed for about two hours just before Dalrymple Drive following a crash Saturday morning.

Baton Rouge Police responded to the accident around 9:30 a.m. and closed the left two lanes of I-10. According to the city's traffic incident log, at least one person was injured in the accident.

Congestion was past the I-10/I-12 split until the two lanes were reopened around 11:20 a.m.