Posted 8:38 AM 8/13/2026 by Dayla Galmore

Welcome to your Team 2 Traffic morning commute guide. This story will be updated as traffic occurs in and around the capital area to help you know what to expect on the roads each day.

The main Plaquemine ferry is in service 4:30am- 7:45pm. A second ferry runs from 5:15- (More)

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Posted 8:09 AM 8/12/2026 by Dayla Galmore

BATON ROUGE — An overturned vehicle blocked multiple lanes on I-12 eastbound at Sherwood Forest Boulevard on Wednesday.

The crash happened around 6:50 a.m. By 9 a.m., the crash was cleared.

Two people were injured in the crash, officials added. Their conditions are not currently known.

Traffic is congested following the crash and backed up to Drusilla Lane.

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Posted 4:49 PM 8/6/2026 by WBRZ Staff

LAPLACE — SWAT officers rescued a driver after his box truck flipped over the Bonnet Carre Spillway into the marsh below, the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

Deputies responded to a crash near mile marker 210 on the spillway shortly after 11 a.m. on (More)

Posted 12:41 PM 8/5/2026 by WBRZ Staff

PRAIRIEVILLE — In Ascension Parish, La. 73 will be closed between Mackay Road and Manchac Landing Court on Wednesday.

The road's north and southbound lanes will both be fully closed between 9 a.m. and noon. The closure is to allow for a scheduled bridge inspection. 

"Motorists are encouraged to plan, expect delays, and use an alternate route if possible," state transportation officials said.

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Posted 6:42 PM 8/3/2026 by Sarah Gray Barr

INDEPENDENCE — A 50-year-old man died Monday after being shot by a Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputy along I-55 southbound in Tangipahoa Parish. Louisiana State Police say the suspect stole a taser from the deputy and fired it at him.

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Posted 4:25 PM 7/24/2026 by Madison Smith

PORT ALLEN — Drivers traveling westbound on U.S. 190 after crossing the Mississippi River Bridge should prepare for delays as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development continues work on the La. 1 off-ramp.

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Posted 5:10 AM 7/21/2026 by Dayla Galmore

BATON ROUGE — Two right lanes on I-10 east were blocked on the Mississippi River Bridge due to a crash Tuesday morning.

The blockage, which was first reported at 5 a.m., was at the La. 30/Nicholson Drive exit near LSU.

By 6 a.m., the crash had been cleared and the roadway reopened.