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  • Top state trooper busted doing 90+ on the Basin Bridge; not given a ticket Play Video

    July 8, 2022 12:43 AM

    BATON ROUGE – State Police Col. Lamar Davis got pulled over for doing at least 90 mph on the Basin Bridge last week, as lawmakers were ordering the Department of Transportation and Development to crackdow n on civilians for similar dangerous driving along the 18-mile I-10 bridge linking Baton Rouge... more »
  • Man rescued from Atchafalaya after viral stunt shows him jumping off Basin Bridge Play Video

    July 10, 2021 4:37 PM

    BUTTE LA ROSE, La. - A man swam for three hours after jumping into the Atchafalaya River from the Basin Bridge Friday. The stunt went viral on social media, although the act is ill-advised. Khory Vaughan, a New Roads native who lives in Kaplan, a small community near... more »
  • Traffic Update: I-10 East crash near Butte La Rose cleared, area delays remain

    February 19, 2021 6:52 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A Friday (Feb. 19) morning crash on I-10 East near Butte La Rose that briefly led to a closure of the interstate has been cleared and the area is now reopened. As of 6:35 a.m., authorities and first responders have successfully cleared the crash but area... more »
  • I-10 reopens west of Baton Rouge after early-morning hazmat crash Play Video

    September 1, 2020 6:22 AM

    WEST BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, a tanker carrying a gas product overturned on the Basin Bridge resulting in a hazmat situation and the closure of I-10 West. Traffic was diverted at LA 415 in Lobdell while crews cleared the wreckage. Officials say the tanker that was carrying... more »
  • Trucker killed after semi tumbled off Basin Bridge Monday morning

    October 21, 2019 9:01 AM

    WHISKEY BAY - An out-of-town trucker was killed when he careened off the I-10 Basin Bridge Monday morning. State Police said John Cloninger, 50, of Pearl, MS, died in the wreck at the Whiskey Bay exit on I-10 in Iberville Parish. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. "Cloninger... more »
  • Basin Bridge passes inspection after fiery wreck; I-10 now open Play Video

    August 26, 2019 3:19 PM

    UPDATE: I-10 West is now open in St. Martin Parish. BUTTE LA ROSE – DOTD confirmed Wednesday it is inspecting a portion of the Basin Bridge where a fiery crash closed down I-10 for days. Photos shared by the department Wednesday showed crews in a bucket truck, checking... more »
  • I-10 west reopens from BR to Lafayette after morning of delays Play Video

    November 15, 2017 11:24 AM

    UPDATE: All lanes are open on I-10 west at Henderson. The diversion at LA 415 is no longer in effect. Congestion is approaching College Drive. BATON ROUGE – A closure of I-10 West on the far western side of the basin has trickled into gridlock through downtown Baton... more »
  • More cable barriers to be added along I-10 West Play Video

    December 19, 2016 7:01 PM

    Work to install more cable barriers along I-10 West will start on Monday night in an effort to make the interstate safer. The first work will be between the start of the Basin Bridge and Grosse Tete. There are already more than a hundred miles of cable barriers on... more »
  • Both lanes blocked on I-10 west on Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

    September 21, 2016 11:32 AM

    RAMAH – All lanes are blocked on I-10 West on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge due to an accident Wednesday morning. According to traffic officials, the accident happened near mile marker 123 just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Traffic is passing through the right shoulder. Congestion from the incident has reached... more »
  • Victim identified in deadly I-10 big rig pileup

    December 2, 2015 11:21 AM

    RAMAH - State Police identified the victim in a deadly crash on I-10 as a Tennessee man whose 18-wheeler ran into the trailers of two other big rigs on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Investigators said 42-year-old Karl Lindberg of Crossville, Tenn. died at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital... more »
  • I-10E closure caps day of delays, previews more to come

    December 1, 2015 7:06 PM

    PORT ALLEN - Louisiana State Police closed I-10 East entirely between Lafayette and Baton Rouge after a wreck involving multiple vehicles Tuesday evening. The closure capped a day filled with wrecks, congestion, and delays for drivers trying to travel between the two cities. At one point traffic was backed... more »
  • Two 18-wheelers involved in fatal Basin Bridge crash

    November 6, 2015 8:09 AM

    IBERVILLE PARISH- One person is dead after a crash on I-10 East. State troopers say two crashes took place at mile marker 133 near the end Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The accidents involved two 18-wheelers and a third vehicle. All lanes are back open on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. We will... more »
  • Falling water, oxygen levels to blame for Atchafalaya Basin fish kill Play Video

    August 20, 2015 6:17 PM

    WHISKEY BAY - Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials say a fish kill in the Atchafalaya Basin is the result of high temperatures and low water levels in the Southern Louisiana waterway. LDWF started receiving calls about the fish kill earlier this week from motorists traveling on I-10 along... more »

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