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• DOTD announces all lanes on the I-10 Bonnet Carre Spillway open to passenger vehicle & truck traffic Play Video

  September 22, 2021 5:44 AM

  UPDATE - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that all eastbound lanes on the I-10 Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge are now open for car and truck traffic. ST. CHARLES PARISH - Truckers attempting to cross the Bonnet Carre Spillway will encounter a roadblock due to a massive... more »

• Deputies: Recently married groom, still in wedding day tuxedo, shoots two on Bonnet Carre Spillway

  August 2, 2021 7:05 AM

  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH - Authorities say two people were hit by gunfire on the Bonnet Carré Spillway late Saturday night when a groom, still dressed in his wedding-day tuxedo but armed with a gun, got out of a vehicle and opened fire. According to WWL-TV, St. John... more »

• Drivers trapped on spillway for hours after I-10W crash Wednesday night

  April 6, 2017 8:10 AM

  LAPLACE - Travelers driving westbound on I-10 were trapped on the Bonne Carre Spillway for more than six hours after a crash closed the roadway late Wednesday night. According to WWLTV, "hazardous tanker trucks" were involved in a crash around 11:30 p.m. between the I-310 and I-55 exits, two... more »

• Trooper injured responding to deadly crash on Bonnet Carre Spillway

  June 5, 2016 1:27 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - One person is dead following a crash on the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Sunday morning. A trooper responding to the crash was also injured in a separate accident. State Police say Louis R. Hernandez, from Meridian, MS, stopped his car on the right shoulder so... more »

• Body found near Bonnet Carre Spillway identified as missing 88-year-old woman

  May 31, 2016 6:04 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- The body of a woman found in Lake Pontchartrain near the Bonnet Carre Spillway on May 4 has been identified, according to NOPD. The woman identified is 88-year-old Estelle Webb who had been missing from her Heaton Street home in New Orleans since Apr. 28. The Louisiana State... more »

• Body of woman found in Bonnet Carre Spillway

  May 4, 2016 2:09 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - Authorities say the body of a woman was found in Bonnet Carré Spillway early Wednesday morning. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that morning work crews with the KCS Railroad contacted them shortly after 7 a.m. about in a body in Lake Pontchartrain. The... more »

• Army Corps to close final bays of Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday

  February 1, 2016 11:24 AM

  NORCO - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to close the final open bays of the Bonnet Carré Spillway Monday, concluding operations that were necessary in the face of possible flooding. The spillway was opened on Jan. 10 and remained in operation for 22 days. During the... more »

• Corps of Engineers begins closing bays at Bonnet Carre Spillway

  January 25, 2016 12:22 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Members of the U. S. Corps of Engineers started closing bays along the Bonnet Carre Spillway Monday as water levels in the Mississippi River began to slowly return to normal. The Corps opened 210 bays of the Spillway on Jan. 10 to divert water from the... more »

• Coast Guard issues Western Rivers high water closures, restrictions

  January 11, 2016 1:10 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard announced a number of river closures, restrictions and other advisories Monday as a part of ongoing response efforts to Midwest flooding. A press release from the 8th District details all closures and restrictions throughout this period of high water and flooding with the... more »

• More bays expected to open at the Bonnet Carre Spillway

  January 11, 2016 10:03 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to open more bays at the Bonnet Carre Spillway on Monday. Engineers opened 20 bays over the weekend to help deal with the Mississipi River's high water level. The almost 80-year-old structure has only been opened 11 times. Two of... more »