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• List of closures due to severe winter weather

  February 14, 2021 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State offices in the Baton Rouge area will be on Friday. State offices in East and West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston, Assumption, East and West Feliciana, Iberville, and Pointe Coupee parishes will be open. ******************* As Louisiana residents prepare for severe winter conditions,... more »

• Hymel's Seafood closing after 70 years of business

  December 10, 2018 12:59 PM

  CONVENT, La- Hymel's Seafood, a 70-year-old creole favorite has permanently closed its doors. The Creole restaurant announced in a Facebook post-Sunday night that the restaurant would be no more but did not mention the reason behind closing. They said farewell and thanked all of their customers for their... more »

• Student arrested after social media threats closed New Orleans school

  March 30, 2017 11:56 AM

  NEW ORLEANS – A 15-year-old student has been arrested after police say he posted threats on social media that caused the closure of Isidore Newman School in New Orleans. According to a report from WWL , the teen was arrested on Thursday afternoon at his home. According to... more »

• U.S. Postal Offices to close on President's Day

  February 17, 2017 5:12 PM

  The United States Postal Offices will be closed on Feb. 20 in observance of President's Day. Postal officials say that only Priority Mail Express will be delivered on the holiday. Normal mail delivery, postal retail operations and mail collections will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Business Mail Entry... more »

• Parts of Bluebonnet Blvd to be closed on Jan. 14

  January 12, 2017 4:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Parts of Bluebonnet Boulevard will be closed on Saturday due to water line repairs. According to the Department of Transportation and Development, Bluebonnet will be closed in the northbound direction at World Ministry Avenue. The closure will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Jan.... more »

• Krystal closes five locations in Louisiana

  December 23, 2016 1:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – Krystal, the company known for its mini burgers and hot dogs, announced that it has closed all company-owned stores in Louisiana. According to a WWLTV report , only two franchise locations will remain open in the state: the location at 116 Bourbon Street in New Orleans... more »

• Airline Hwy. reopens at Florida following accident

  December 5, 2016 12:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Airline Highway (U.S. 61 North) has reopened to traffic at Florida Boulevard following an accident on Monday morning. Traffic was being diverted onto Florida Boulevard. According to DOTD, congestion from the accident has reached Old Hammond Highway. Monitor WBRZ's traffic tracking system here . more »

• All False River boat launches closed due to debris, high water level

  September 1, 2016 12:20 PM

  POINTE COUPEE – The Pointe Coupee Parish Police jury is closing all operated boat launches into False River until further notice. All privately operated boat launches into False River are also closed. The closure is due to the high water level and amount of debris in the river which... more »

• Repairs to Florida Blvd bridge expected to be completed in 10 days

  August 29, 2016 12:34 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Parts of Florida Blvd between Denham Springs and Walker were closed Sunday night after a bridge over West Colyell Creek sustained damage. City of Walker officials said Wednesday that the US 190 bridge has been given top priority by the governor's office and DOTD. Work at... more »

• 11-mile traffic jam reported after wreck on I-10E

  November 13, 2015 6:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials said a wreck on I-10 East caused an 11-mile backup coming into Baton Rouge Friday evening. The Department of Transportation and Development said I-10 East was closed around 5:45 p.m. due to the wreck at the I-10 / I-110 split. Details about what... more »

• Person hit, killed by 18-wheeler on I-12

  September 3, 2015 12:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities said one person died after they were hit by an 18-wheeler on I-12 East Thursday morning in East Baton Rouge Parish. Traffic officials closed I-12 East at Airline Highway for the wreck, which happened just before 11 a.m. Cars were being diverted off the interstate... more »