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• Bridge closure in Point Coupee due to accident involving 18-wheeler Play Video

  January 23, 2020 6:43 AM

  POINTE COUPEE - On Thursday morning, the Krotz Springs/Lottie area experienced severe traffic congestion due to an accident involving an 18-wheeler on U.S. 190/Ronald Reagan Hwy. The accident occurred shortly before 5 a.m. and resulted in a temporary closure of U.S. 190 East, just past LA 975 (on the... more »

• National Weather Service: An EF-2 tornado struck St. Landry Parish, Saturday

  January 14, 2020 12:51 PM

  ST. LANDRY PARISH - The National Weather Service reports that an EF-2 tornado struck just north of Krotz Springs as a string of storms swept through parts of the deep south and midwest over the weekend. The tornado hit the area Saturday morning. It left a path of devastation,... more »

• Emergency responders battling refinery fire

  April 25, 2013 10:40 AM

  KROTZ SPRINGS - Firefighters are still working to extinguish a refinery fire which broke out this morning in Krotz Springs. It happened at the Alon Refinery off Hwy. 190 around 8:15 a.m. A refinery spokesperson said firefighters got the flames under control within 20 minutes, but are still... more »