Tagged News

• Lane closures on parts of Perkins Road start Friday Play Video

  April 7, 2017 11:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Drivers should expect alternating lane closures in both directions on parts Perkins Road starting Friday. According to DOTD, the lane closures start at 8 p.m. Friday April 7, to 5 a.m. Monday April 10, between Bluebonnet Blvd and Acadian Thruway. The closures are needed for patching... more »

• Lane closures I-110 south this weekend

  April 4, 2017 12:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two lanes on I-110 south in Baton Rouge will be closed this weekend for bridge repairs. According to DOTD, the closures will close from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The point of closure is just west of North 2 nd Street and directly... more »

• I-10 reopens at Sorrento; see how crews removed interstate bridge Play Video

  March 6, 2017 9:38 AM

  SORRENTO – The closed stretch of I-10 east in Ascension Parish re-opened overnight, nearly a day ahead of schedule after a weekend-long closure so crews could make repairs to a bridge section. As scheduled, both eastbound lanes of I-10 closed at the US 61 exit Friday night. The lanes... more »

• Parts of Greenwell Springs Road to close this weekend

  February 3, 2017 10:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Parts of Greenwell Springs road will be closed this weekend north of Magnolia Bridge Road this weekend. According to DOTD, 1.5 miles of LA 37 will be closed north of LA 64 from 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. The closure is needed as crews... more »

• Sears closing in Cortana Mall, Kmart closing in Gonzales company says

  January 4, 2017 5:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Kmart store in Gonzales and a Sears store in Baton Rouge will close in the spring, the Sears Holdings company announced Wednesday. The Kmart store is located on South Airline Highway in Gonzales and the Sears store in Cortana Mall. According to the company,... more »

• List of school, government offices, facility closures for Monday and Tuesday

  August 14, 2016 4:52 PM

  The following schools and government offices will be closed next week: State Government offices closed Monday in following Parishes: Acadia, Assumption, Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. Landry, St. Martin, St.... more »

• Heavy rain causing street flooding, road closures

  October 31, 2015 5:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Heavy rain is causing street flooding and road closures across the Baton Rouge area. According to WBRZ’s Brett Buffington, Baton Rouge Police closed Burbank Drive near Walk-Ons due to high water in the street. Alaska Street near Louisiana State University is also impassable due to... more »