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• Officials continue working at site of derailed train in Walker

  June 26, 2020 11:15 AM

  WALKER - When a train that had been carrying chemicals derailed and downed a power line as it passed through Walker's Corbin Avenue and Highway 190, Louisiana State Police took swift action alongside officials with Entergy, DEQ, and other local agencies. They worked the scene throughout the morning and... more »

• Hwy. 190 project caused unexpected issues for drivers; DOTD installs J-turns as solution Play Video

  July 20, 2017 7:28 PM

  LIVONIA – A project to fix a dangerous stretch of Highway 190 in Livonia was causing problems for residents and businesses nearby. One business owner, Stephanie Ewing, says in the last year she has seen seven fatalities on the highway. Residents say a construction project to... more »

• Cross-over crash kills one person on Hwy. 190

  March 11, 2017 8:26 AM

  ERWINVILLE - Eastbound 190 closed overnight and for some of Saturday morning due to a crash. The wreck happened at Section Road, about two miles west of La. 413. Authorities diverted traffic onto westbound lanes, forcing drivers to share the two-lane highway. Little traffic had developed as a... more »

• Man ejected from vehicle, killed on Old Hammond Highway

  January 13, 2017 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge man was killed in a single vehicle crash on LA 426 early Friday morning. Kenneth Salinas, 26, ran off the road while traveling westbound on US 190 in a 2012 Lexus IS250. Louisiana State Police say his vehicle struck a culvert and became... more »

• LA 1 to get new signs telling traffic info. Play Video

  April 29, 2016 7:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE- LA 1 is soon to get a new sign telling drivers how long it will take for them to be in traffic. The sign will tell drivers how long it will take to cross the river using the new bridge or the old bridge over Highway 190. The... more »