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• WBRZ FLASHBACK: Ahead of schedule I-10/12 widening improves traffic between Denham Springs, Baton Rouge Play Video

  December 11, 2025 8:25 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS — The interstate widening of the late 1990s wrapped up more than a year ahead of schedule this week in WBRZ history. The widening drastically improved traffic between Denham Springs and Baton Rouge. In 1999, construction ended between College Drive and Acadian Thruway, bringing the interstate... more »

• Two people taken to hospital after crash on I-12 near O'Neal Lane Play Video

  October 14, 2025 6:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Two people were taken to the hospital after a Monday night crash on I-12 westbound near O'Neal Lane. Officials said the two people were taken to the hospital in stable condition after the crash and the crash involved at least one car striking a sign on... more »

• I-12 eastbound reopens at Walker after five including medic injured in ambulance, 18-wheeler crash Play Video

  September 17, 2025 8:33 AM

  WALKER— An Acadian Ambulance was struck while its crew was responding to a driver who was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler along I-12 eastbound in Livingston Parish on Wednesday, shutting the interstate down near Walker. Five people were injured, Acadian officials said, including one of the service's medics. She... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: One lane of I-12 west closed after crash near Amite River Play Video

  September 15, 2025 8:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE — One lane of I-12 westbound near the Amite River is closed after a crash on Monday morning. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. and is delaying traffic into Denham Springs. First responders were called to the scene. more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Eastbound traffic still backed up several hours after semi overturns on I-12 in Hammond

  May 30, 2025 3:38 PM

  HAMMOND - Traffic backed up for several miles after an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck got into a wreck on I-12 near the I-55 interchange in Hammond on Friday. The 18-wheeler left the roadway and overturned around 9:49 a.m., with Hammond Fire and Hammond Rural Fire officials responding. No... more »

• Livingston deputies: I-12 East between Livingston and Holden closed after bus goes off road

  January 16, 2025 3:32 PM

  LIVINGSTON - I-12 East between Livingston and Holden is temporarily closed due to a bus going off the road, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. LPSO issued a traffic alert saying they were on scene assisting first responders. An image showed a bus off the road with officials... more »

• I-12 re-opened at Holden after vehicle recovery Play Video

  January 15, 2025 9:48 AM

  LIVINGSTON - Officers blocked I-12 at Holden for vehicle recovery after a box truck overturned. The officers said the driver sustained only minor injuries. The interstate was closed at Holden while crews cleaned up the scene. The roadway has since re-opened. more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Two lanes open on I-12 eastbound near Millerville after truck fire Play Video

  September 24, 2024 9:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An 18-wheeler caught fire on Interstate 12 eastbound Tuesday morning. The fire was happening on I-12 eastbound before the exit at Millerville Road. Two lanes are now open on I-12 eastbound. WBRZ has reached out to law enforcement and officials for more information. more »

• All lanes of O'Neal Lane closed after accident near I-12 exit Play Video

  July 23, 2024 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE — O'Neal Lane was closed down Tuesday at the Interstate 12 exit after a crash. The accident happened in the southbound lane of O'Neal Lane near Commercial Avenue and all lanes have been blocked, including the exit ramp. Traffic cameras at the I-12 exit show EMS,... more »

• Once again, I-12 eastbound to be closed Friday night at split from I-10 Play Video

  June 7, 2024 3:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Once again, the eastbound lanes of Interstate 12 will be closed between I-10 and Essen Lane as crews work on an overpass as part of the College Drive flyover project. Crews are building a new I-10 bridge over the eastbound lanes of I-12. To accommodate the... more »

• DOTD announces overnight closure on I-12 eastbound Play Video

  June 3, 2024 12:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As part of the College flyover project on I-10 and I-12, I-12 eastbound will be closed overnight on Friday. I-12 eastbound at the split will be closed for construction starting Friday at 10 p.m. and will be reopened on Saturday at 5 a.m.. Drivers will... more »

• Prairieville woman killed in motorcycle crash Saturday Play Video

  May 18, 2024 7:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Prairieville woman died following a motorcycle crash along Interstate 10 just after 12 p.m. Saturday. State Police said of 61-year-old Juanita Z. Linton of Prairieville was riding a Honda motorcycle along I-10 headed eastbound near the Siegen Lane exit when she ran into the back... more »

• Baton Rouge man charged in deadly 2022 crash

  August 24, 2023 2:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly crash that happened in November 2022. Daniel Martinez, 26, of Baton Rouge faces four charges, including vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, in connection with the wreck that killed Edgar Hernandez. Investigators said... more »

• Emergency roadwork to narrow traffic on I-12 Thursday night

  March 23, 2023 3:44 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Emergency maintenance work on a bridge will mean a partial lane closure on eastbound I-12 near Albany Thursday night. Traffic on the highway will be limited starting at 8 p.m. from LA 43, the Albany exit, to LA 1249, the Baptist Pumpkin Center exit. Officials hope... more »

• DOTD planning to add HOV lanes to I-12 in coming years Play Video

  February 4, 2022 9:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - In a little less than a decade from now, Baton Rouge may no longer be infamous for rush-hour traffic congestion. That's the vision at DOTD headquarters, where officials are moving through plan after plan to reduce congestion on major roadways such as I-10 and I-12. A... more »

• Expect delays through Baton Rouge after oversized load breakdown on I-10 W

  June 22, 2021 10:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - All lanes are open but expect heavy delays during the morning Tuesday due to an oversized load breakdown on I-10 W at Acadian. Lanes were closed around 9:30 Tuesday, causing a traffic jam stretching back to Essen on I-10 W and onto I-12 W before the... more »

• Tow truck driver fatally hit by car after stopping on I-12 to load stranded vehicle

  April 23, 2021 4:56 PM

  COVINGTON - A tow truck driver was killed early Friday morning when another driver side-swiped his truck and fatally injured him. Tyler Patrick Quave, a 23-year-old St. Tammany resident, pulled over on the interstate around 6 a.m. to load a stranded car onto his truck. Quave was standing... more »

• Semi slides off I-12, crushing car in Thanksgiving morning crash

  November 28, 2019 11:49 AM

  HAMMOND – An 18-wheeler slid off the interstate, crashing and crushing a car in the process early Thanksgiving morning. The crash happened at the I-55/I-12 interchange just after sunrise Thursday. One person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being trapped in the smashed car, the... more »

• LIVE UPDATES: Tuesday traffic

  November 25, 2019 8:51 AM

  Live WBRZ.com traffic map HERE Listen to traffic reports on Talk 107.3 FM, Eagle 98.1 and 100.7 The Tiger each weekday morning and evening. Tweets by wbrztraffic more »

• I-10 West now open after overnight 18-wheeler recovery operations

  September 16, 2019 12:47 PM

  Click HERE for a live traffic map BATON ROUGE - I-10 West near the Ascension-East Baton Rouge parish line is now open after crews cleared a wrecked 18-wheeler from the grassy shoulder of the highway. The incident happened just before noon Monday. The truck was towed... more »

• Two truckers killed in fiery pile-up on I-12 Friday Play Video

  September 13, 2019 1:16 PM

  ALBANY - Two people are dead after pile-up involving multiple 18-wheelers and an overturned SUV on I-12 Friday. The crash was first reported around noon on I-12 east near the Albany exit. Video from a WBRZ network of traffic cameras showed smoke seen from four miles away from the... more »

• Altercation reported on prisoner transport van as it drove through Livingston Parish

  April 10, 2019 4:16 PM

  HOLDEN – An out-of-state prisoner transport van was pulled off to the side of I-12 Wednesday after a fight in the vehicle led to one person being injured. Sources told WBRZ the scuffle was between inmates being transported and it was an inmate who received a minor cut in... more »

• Family says man killed on I-12 Tuesday had been brought back to life in 2012 Play Video

  April 9, 2019 5:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A motorcyclist killed after crashing into debris on I-12 was riding a life of second chance – he had died and been resuscitated before. The 51-year-old believed he’d been to heaven six years before his deadly crash Tuesday morning on the interstate. “I was gone,” Ronnie... more »

• La. 1 lane closure creating westbound gridlock down I-10, I-12 Tuesday afternoon

  March 15, 2019 3:00 PM

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• Car wedged between semi, interstate barrier in freak morning wreck

  June 21, 2018 10:24 AM

  SPRINGFIELD – There were no major injuries in a freak wreck where a car got wedged between a highway barrier and the trailer of an 18-wheeler Thursday morning. The Springfield Fire Department posted the scary images on social media with the note “Luckily, there were no life-threatening injuries.” One... more »

• New interstate cable barriers put to the test again; See pictures and previous dramatic video

  April 23, 2018 4:53 PM

  HAMMOND – The state's effort to install cable barriers along all divided interstates and highways in Louisiana may have prevented another catastrophe Monday when the cables stopped an out-of-control semi from slamming into oncoming traffic in Tangipahoa Parish. The 18-wheeler veered off I-12 near the Airport Road exit after... more »

• Deputies cite truck driver responsible for pulling power lines down across I-12 Friday Play Video

  April 6, 2018 10:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A tree-trimming truck became tangled in utility poles, causing utility lines to fall across I-12 Friday morning. The lines blocked travel lanes in both directions and resulted in a morning-long closure of the busy highway system. A picture shared with WBRZ showed the truck headed... more »

• All interstates back open in Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 18, 2018 12:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE – All of I-110 has reopened, hours after authorities successfully removed ice from all other major highway systems. I-10 and I-12 were reopened before 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Traffic was able to navigate from Lafayette to Baton Rouge to New Orleans and into Mississippi. I-110 remained... more »

• 5-month-old dies days after I-12 wreck

  October 12, 2017 2:18 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – A five-month-old has died days after a crash on I-12, according to the baby's mother. The crash happened Wednesday evening on I-12 in Livingston Parish. Police said three vehicles collided on the eastbound stretch of interstate around mile marker 10. Police said Friday, the crash... more »

• Falling rock from interstate overpass breaks woman's sunroof Play Video

  October 5, 2017 6:05 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - A chunk of concrete fell on a moving vehicle along I-12 on August 26. The driver is okay but says someone should pay for the damage. After trying to track down who is responsible with no luck, she called 2 On Your Side's Brittany Weiss. Walker... more »

• In new report, I-12 barriers focus of flood concerns again Play Video

  September 5, 2017 12:40 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – A lengthy report by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District highlighted how bridges and interstate barriers impacted the August 2016 flood event. You can read the entire report HERE . “Bridges had a widespread impact on peak flood levels throughout the [basin],”... more »

• Lane closures next week for extensive repairs to I-10, I-12

  July 7, 2017 11:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Crews will do extensive patchwork to I-10 and I-12 through Baton Rouge and into Livingston Parish over the next week. DOTD announced lane closures for the work Friday morning. Closures begin later in the evening, Friday, July 7. There will be alternating lane closures on... more »

• Pothole work on I-12 slows westbound traffic

  June 28, 2017 11:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Crews filling potholes on I-12 slowed traffic Wednesday morning. Two lanes of I-12 headed toward Baton Rouge from Livingston Parish were closed as crews patched holes on the highway. The lane closures were rolling – meaning traffic was allowed back in the lanes once crews finished... more »

• Alternating lane closures scheduled on I-12 for patch work

  June 8, 2017 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE – I-12 east and west bound, between the I-10/12 split and the Livingston Parish line, will have alternating lane closures next week. The lane closures will be from Friday, June 9 through Friday, June 16 at 8 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. According to DOTD,... more »

• Police hold fundraiser for BRPD officer injured in I-12 crash

  May 5, 2017 12:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Zachary Police Department held a fundraiser for a Baton Rouge Police officer who was injured in a car crash on I-12. Baton Rouge Police Department Officer Rickey Faust was driving his unit on I-12 east between the Millerville and Sherwood Forest exit when responding to... more »

• BRPD to hold blood drive for officer injured in I-12 crash Play Video

  April 20, 2017 12:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department will hold a blood drive for an officer who was injured in a crash on I-12 . BRPD officer Rickey Faust was responding to an alarm call last month and was driving his unit on I-12 east between the Millerville and... more »

• I-12 east reopens at Holden exit due to camper fire

  April 14, 2017 3:30 PM

  HOLDEN - A vehicle fire closed I-12 east for 40 minutes near the Holden exit Friday afternoon. According to DOTD, as of 3:18 p.m., the left lane has reopened to traffic. Congestion has reached Satsuma. The fire happened around 2:10 p.m. Friday afternoon. Photos from the scene showed... more »

• Numerous injuries reported in I-12 wreck Friday

  April 7, 2017 6:07 PM

  LIVINGSTON – As many as twelve people could be hurt in an accident on I-12; some of them children, sources told WBRZ Friday. The wreck happened in a stretch of interstate between Walker and Livingston. There are no state traffic cameras in the area but WBRZ's advanced traffic-tracking technology... more »

• Bad crash slows traffic on I-12 Eastbound Saturday morning

  March 11, 2017 8:58 AM

  LIVINGSTON - There were heavy delays on I-12 Saturday morning due to a wreck in an eastbound lane near Exit 22. Speciffic information about the wreck has not been released, but sources said one person was trapped in a vehicle. Sources also said ground units and an emergency helicopter... more »

• LIVE UPDATES: Wednesday morning commute

  February 8, 2017 8:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Drivers traveling into capital city should expect some delays after multiple breakdowns closed lanes on I-10 and I-12 Wednesday morning. According to DOTD, around 8:15 a.m., a stalled 18-wheeler closed the center lane of I-12 at Range. Delays from this incident reached Juban Road before roads... more »

• Crash closes lanes on I-12 west at Drusilla Lane

  January 25, 2017 7:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Sources say three people, including two children, were hurt after a crash on I-12 west closed lanes near Drusilla Lane Wednesday afternoon. According to DOTD, the crash happened just before 6 p.m. Wednesday. Sources tell WBRZ's Brett Buffington that the three victims were transported to the... more »

• Woman found dead on I-12 reported missing before Christmas

  January 25, 2017 12:53 PM

  WALKER – Police promised a swift investigation into what left a woman dead under a bridge on I-12 this week. Saturday night, Walker Police released the identity of the body. They said Jennifer Annette Blount, 30, was found under the bridge on I-12 at West Colyell Creek Wednesday. ... more »

• WATCH: Impaired driver crashes into Trooper's vehicle on I-12 Play Video

  January 24, 2017 2:11 PM

  *above video courtesy of Louisiana State Police HAMMOND – An impaired driver was captured on video crashing into the back of a Louisiana State Trooper on I-12 over the weekend. The crash occurred on I-12 westbound west of Hammond shorty after noon when Troopers received several calls about an... more »

• Nightly lane closures for I-12 west between Walker and Livingston next week

  January 20, 2017 3:01 PM

  LIVINGSTON – Westbound lanes of I-12 will be closed nightly from LA 63 to LA 441 starting Tuesday, Jan. 24. According to DOTD, the lane closures will start from 8 p.m. and will end at 6 a.m. as crews work on a bridge. Traffic officials suggest drivers take... more »