WESTPORT — I-10 westbound was closed for several miles between La. 415/Lobdell and La. 3177/Butte La Rose on Tuesday morning due to a fatal accident near Whiskey Bay.

Officials said traffic was being detoured at the La. 415 exit to La. 190 in West Baton Rouge Parish.

The crash was first reported around 4:34 a.m. By 5:25 a.m., the interstate had reopened.