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  • Obama signs bill to avoid government shutdown

    March 26, 2013 3:16 PM

    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has signed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running through the end of September. The measure leaves in place $85 billion in automatic budget cuts known as the sequester. But it takes steps to ease the impact of the cuts to food inspection... more »
  • I-10E at Siegen closed due to overturned trailer

    December 6, 2012 10:02 AM

    BATON ROUGE - I-10 eastbound at Siegen is closed while crews work to remove an overturned 18-wheeler. The truck was carrying an estimated 74,500 pounds of cement at the time of the crash. There's no word yet on how the accident happened. Traffic is being diverted onto Siegen... more »
  • Section of Gulfport beach closed

    November 15, 2012 8:21 AM

    GULFPORT, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has issued a precautionary beach closure for a section of beach in Gulfport. The closure announced Wednesday stretches from Teagarden Road on the west to the old Veterans Administration property on the east. The department said the precautionary closure... more »
  • One dead in multi-car crash, Miss. River bridge closed

    November 2, 2012 5:10 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police have shut down the eastbound side of Interstate 10 on the Mississippi River bridge, after a deadly accident involving several vehicles. It happened just after 2 this morning. Traffic is also down to one lane on I-10 westbound, according to DOTD. Baton Rouge... more »
  • I-10 East and West now open

    August 23, 2012 7:59 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Officials have reopened all lanes traveling east and westbound on Interstate 10. An accident on I-10 East at Essen shut down the interstate in both directions Wednesday. Officials reopened I-10 West around 6 a.m. today. I-10 East reopened just before 7 a.m. Crews removed... more »
  • LSP: I-10 could reopen as early as this morning

    August 23, 2012 4:26 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police say I-10 westbound may be open to drivers as early as 6 a.m. this morning. Police say I-10 eastbound, the site of Wednesday's crash, could reopen by the end of morning rush hour. Crews are in the process of removing the tanker... more »
  • Police: I-10 shutdown expected to last for hours

    August 22, 2012 8:39 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Officials say an accident involving multiple vehicles has shut down all lanes traveling eastbound on I-10, between the 10/12 split and Siegen Lane. State police say delays can be expected for most of the day. I-10 West at Siegen, as well as the I-12 westbound... more »
  • Senate deal should avert government shutdown

    September 26, 2011 5:44 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Senate is on track to pass a stopgap spending measure to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week. The measure appears on track to pass the Senate Monday evening. The House would pass the measure later this week. The measure drops a... more »
  • Landrieu aide: FEMA has more money than thought

    September 26, 2011 11:32 AM

    WASHINGTON - A Senate aide says the government's disaster aid fund has enough money to last until Thursday, two days longer than earlier predicted. The change might point the way out of a standoff that is holding up passage of legislation to prevent a partial government shutdown. Robert... more »
  • NYC transit begins rare shutdown as storm nears

    August 27, 2011 11:08 AM

    NEW YORK- New York City officials have started to shut down the mass transit system ahead of Hurricane Irene, the first time it's been closed because of a natural disaster. Final scheduled runs on all subway and bus lines started at noon. City officials say it will take about... more »
  • Louisiana congressional delegates say no budget, no pay

    April 8, 2011 9:26 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A possible government shutdown means many federal workers won't get paid because they won't be able to work during a shutdown. But Congress, and the president, still get their pay checks. All three of our local Washington delegates say they're giving up their pay if the... more »
  • Sen. Reid: Deal on budget cuts, but ideology blocking it

    April 8, 2011 10:56 AM

    WASHINGTON - The top Democrat in the Senate says the White House and Republicans have agreed on a spending cut of $38 billion but a fight over federal dollars for Planned Parenthood is blocking a deal. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada told reporters Friday he's cautiously optimistic... more »
  • Possibility of federal government shutdown hits home to Louisianians

    April 7, 2011 10:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE- If republicans and democrats don't reach a budget deal by Friday night, the government closes shop, and you're in the cross-hairs. It would be the first shutdown in 19 years. If the worst happens, the IRS will stop taking tax forms through the mail and will... more »
  • House votes for 3-week stopgap federal spending bill

    March 15, 2011 3:02 PM

    WASHINGTON - The House has passed a measure blending $6 billion in budget cuts with enough money to keep the government running for an additional three weeks. The measure buys additional time for talks between Capitol Hill Republicans and the Obama administration on a bill to fund the day-to-day... more »
  • Intersection to close for 10 days for widening project

    October 21, 2010 5:54 PM

    A busy intersection in Baton Rouge will be closed for awhile due to construction starting tomorrow at 9 a.m. The intersection of Highland Road and Old Perkins Road East, also known as Barringer Foreman Road, will be closed for 10 days as part of the ongoing Highland widening project.... more »
  • Interstate 12 closed

    December 11, 2009 5:53 AM

    Both lanes of Interstate 12 at O'Neal are closed at this time due to an overturned 18-wheeler. Eastbound traffic must exit at Range Avenue and westbound traffic at O'Neal Lane. Police suggest taking an alternate route like U.S. Highway 190. more »
  • I-10 shutdown near Lake Charles

    November 24, 2009 1:51 PM

    Both directions of I-10 near Lake Charles are shutdown, after an 18-wheeler carrying propane overturned. It happened on the off ramp at the Westlake exit. Traffic is being re-routed around the area. No word on how long it will be before the interstate will be reopened. ... more »
  • Driver in I-12 accident faces DWI charge

    November 20, 2009 4:30 PM

    The westbound lanes of Interstate 12 near Walker were shut down for four hours early Friday morning after an accident involving an 18-wheeler and a car. The driver of the car, Ryan Wayne Stewart, 27, of Livingston, faces a charge of driving while intoxicated as well as other charges. ... more »
  • I-12 westbound shutdown

    November 20, 2009 4:54 AM

    Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident around 2:30 a.m. involving an 18-wheeler and a car on Interstate 12 east of Walker near Highway 447. According to the Walker Police Department, the car was heading east on the interstate when it lost control, crossed into the... more »

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