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• Expect Acadian Thruway closures starting next week; improvements coming Play Video

  August 5, 2022 2:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Kansas City Southern and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development have signed an agreement to raise the rail bridge over Acadian Thruway between Perkins Road and I-10. The work will create a higher clearance for traffic to go underneath and provide room for future lane expansion... more »

• Resident fears tree poses risk to railroad, property Play Video

  October 21, 2019 6:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A dead tree is threatening to fall, and the property owner closest to the tree in question says he's trying to remove the threat before it causes further damage. The tree is on private property behind Kim Gardiner's backyard off Hillside Drive. He fears it could... more »

• Railroad crossing damaged, residents want fix Play Video

  May 20, 2019 6:19 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A railroad crossing on the west side could be the source of a number of vehicle issues. The crossing is bumpy and broken in some areas, forcing drivers to nearly stop when they cross over. Large trucks and small cars drive over the Port Allen crossing... more »

• Baton Rouge residents upset over proposed railroad crossing closures Play Video

  November 6, 2017 11:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Many residents at a public meeting Monday night were angry that six railroad crossings near downtown could get closed. The proposal to improve safety at the sixteen crossings is a partnership between the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the East Baton Rouge City-Parish and the Kansas... more »