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• La. 1 closed in Napoleonville due to broken gas line

  December 28, 2022 6:39 PM

  ASSUMPTION PARISH - Drivers using La. 1 at Napoleonville should take alternate routes Wednesday evening as crews work to repair a ruptured gas line in the area. The break prompted officials to close La. 1 from Canal Road (on the edge of downtown) to La. 1010 (south of the... more »

• Part of St. Louis Street to close Friday

  July 30, 2020 11:04 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Transportation & Drainage, Traffic Engineering Division announced Thursday that part of St. Louis Street will be closed to traffic on Friday, July 31. St. Louis Street will be closed from Louisiana Avenue to North Boulevard beginning Friday, July 31... more »

• LA 43 is closed due to a downed power line

  April 12, 2020 9:14 PM

  SPRINGFIELD - According to DOTD LA 43 due to a downed power line and is expected to remain closed for many hours. LA 43 is closed a quarter of a mile north of LA 42 near the Galilee Cemetery. Motorists are urged to find an alternate route. ... more »

• Lane closures on Perkins Rd. near EBR-Ascension Parish line next week

  January 24, 2020 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Drivers can expect delays on Perkins Road near the East Baton Rouge Parish line throughout much of next week. According to DOTD, there will be intermittent lane closures on Perkins Road at the Bayou Manchac Bridge from Jan. 27 thought Jan. 31 to allow for bridge... more »

• Rosedale Road in Port Allen closed for railroad repairs

  January 23, 2018 9:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Department of Transportation and Development has closed LA 986, Rosedale Road, for railroad repairs. The road was closed at 8:30 a.m. and will reopen at 5 p.m. Suggested detour: Westbound traffic detour to LA 1 Southbound, to LA 76 Westbound, to LA 415 Northbound... more »

• Lanes to be closed on I-10 East at foot of MSR Bridge Saturday

  January 3, 2018 9:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE- According to DOTD, I-10 eastbound at the foot of the Mississippi River Bridge will have alternating lanes closed Jan. 6. The closure will be from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. The area will be closed so crews can repair the approach slab. DOTD reminds residents to... more »

• High water closes roads across Baton Rouge

  January 19, 2017 10:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome and other parish officials are urging motorists to use caution when driving across the Baton Rouge area Thursday. “We are urging caution as drivers travel on our highways as there is high water and flooding in some areas,” Broome said. Several... more »

• Debris trucks causing extra stink in quiet community Play Video

  September 1, 2016 10:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Residents in north Baton Rouge are just about fed up with the debris clean-up. Residents along New Rafe Mayor Road say their once quiet community has gotten noisy and smelly and a nearby landfill is to blame. The city-parish says it's picked up about 200,000 cubic... more »

• All lanes now open on Greenwell Springs Road

  July 25, 2016 7:13 AM

  CENTRAL - All lanes are open on Greenwell Springs Road. Greenwell Springs Road was closed on Monday morning in both directions between Denham Road and Liberty Road due to an accident. A concrete mixer truck hit a curb and flipped over while traveling on Greenwell Springs Road. Louisiana... more »

• Overturned 18-wheeler closes Highland Road at Gardere

  June 14, 2016 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Highland Road at Gardere Lane remains blocked after an 18-wheeler overturned and began to leak its cargo onto the roadway. The road is closed to traffic between Staring Lane and Gardere Lane. BRFD hazmat crews are still on the scene, but city-parish officials are advising... more »