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• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Pair of I-10 eastbound crashes near Highland Road results in 3 injuries, delays Play Video

  April 1, 2026 7:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Two crashes caused delays on I-10 eastbound near Highland Road on Wednesday morning. Officials told WBRZ that emergency response crews responded to two separate wrecks near Highland around 6 a.m. The first left two people hospitalized near the East Baton Rouge-Ascension parish line, and the... more »

• La. 405 at Mt. Calvary Church Lane in Donaldsonville back open after a dump truck overturned

  March 31, 2026 9:34 AM

  Update: La. 405 at Mt. Calvary Church Lane was opened on Tuesday afternoon. DONALDSONVILLE — La. 405 at Mt. Calvary Church Lane in Donaldsonville was closed Tuesday morning due to an overturned dump truck. The truck flipped on its side and completely blocked the roadway. The Ascension Parish... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: I-10 westbound near Lobdell Highway reopens after crash involving truck, flatbed trailer Play Video

  March 27, 2026 6:39 AM

  PORT ALLEN — I-10 westbound was closed Friday morning after a crash involving a truck and a flatbed trailer. According to the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, the crash just west of Lobdell Highway happened around 5:19 a.m. By 6:20 a.m., the crash had been cleared and the... more »

• Prosecutors: 2 from Baton Rouge claimed injuries from a wreck, but they weren't in the car Play Video

  March 2, 2026 5:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Two people from Baton Rouge are accused of trying to defraud an insurance company out of about $30,000 by claiming they were injured in a parking lot accident — but investigators say surveillance video showed they were not inside the vehicle when it was hit. Agents... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: I-10 West at Bonnet Carre Spillway closed due to truck fire

  January 5, 2026 7:25 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - I-10 West is closed on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge due to a vehicle fire, traffic officials said. Congestion is approaching five miles. Drivers in the area should expect delays. more »

• Person riding electric scooter struck by car on Highland Road at LSU Avenue

  December 31, 2025 1:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A person riding an electric scooter was hit by a car on Highland Road near LSU on Wednesday. The incident happened around noon at the intersection of Highland Road and LSU Avenue. First responders told WBRZ the person who was hit is expected to be... more »

• About 500 people without power near St. Gabriel after car crashes into utility pole

  December 23, 2025 9:47 AM

  ST. GABRIEL — About 500 people near St. Gabriel lost power when a car crashed into a utility pole on Tuesday morning, St. Gabriel Police Chief Kevin Ambeau told WBRZ. The crash happened on La. 75 around 8:20 a.m., and the highway was shut down in both directions near... more »

• Deputies: Baton Rouge man hits 2 vehicles with woman's car, then threatens to run her over Play Video

  December 16, 2025 5:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A Baton Rouge man allegedly threatened to run a woman over after getting into two hit-and-run wrecks in her car while he was supposed to have been picking her up from work, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. Arrest documents say Allen Walters, 42,... more »

• Car crashes into bayou off Burbank Drive, one person taken to hospital Play Video

  December 11, 2025 1:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE — One person was injured after a car crashed into a bayou at the corner of Lee Drive and Burbank Drive, officials told WBRZ. The car went down a steep bank into Fountain Bayou in front of Surge Entertainment. Sources said one person was taken to the... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: I-10 West reopened after wreck on Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge

  December 10, 2025 1:16 PM

  LAPLACE — All lanes were reopened Wednesday afternoon after a wreck shut down I-10 West on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Bridge for hours. According to Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development traffic maps, the crash happened around 10:30 a.m. As of around 11:20 a.m., traffic was backed up for... more »

• Three dead, including juvenile, after crash in Central Play Video

  November 27, 2025 11:13 PM

  CENTRAL — Three people are dead, including a juvenile, after a Thursday night crash on Joor Road in Central, according to the Central Police Department. Police say, around 9:14 p.m., an orange Mustang with a single occupant was driving down Joor Road and appears to have crossed the center... more »

• Central Police looking for driver accused of hit-and-run Play Video

  October 28, 2025 4:13 PM

  CENTRAL — Central Police are looking for a driver accused of a hit-and-run, the department posted on social media Tuesday. Police said they are trying to locate the driver of a black Chevrolet truck with three stickers in the bottom-left corner of the rear windshield. They say the truck... more »

• Louisiana NAACP calls for resignation of LSP Superintendent after release of Kyren Lacy footage Play Video

  October 7, 2025 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana NAACP Chapter is calling for the immediate resignation of Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Robert Hodges after the agency released video on Tuesday of the deadly crash that killed Herman Hall and led to the arrest of Kyren Lacy. NAACP State President Michael McClanahan... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: I-10 westbound reopens before Gonzales, St. Gabriel exit after wreck Play Video

  October 2, 2025 8:29 AM

  GONZALES — I-10 westbound was completely blocked just before the Gonzales and St. Gabriel exit in Ascension Parish after a wreck Thursday morning Traffic was passing the wreck on the shoulder of the road, with traffic backed up to Sorrento. The crash was first reported around 7 a.m.... more »

• 1 woman still in critical condition, others slowly recovering after Ponchatoula crash injures 9 Play Video

  September 26, 2025 3:45 PM

  PONCHATOULA — One woman is still in critical condition as seven other people slowly recover from injuries sustained in a Ponchatoula car crash on Tuesday, police said Friday. According to Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson, Hendi Puerto is still in critical condition in the ICU, three days after she... more »

• 1 taken to hospital in critical condition after motorcycle crash on Siegen Lane, sources say Play Video

  September 13, 2025 12:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A late-night motorcycle crash on Siegen Lane sent one person to the hospital, sources told WBRZ. The wreck happened near the Target on Siegen Lane around 10 p.m. on Friday night. One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to sources. WBRZ... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: Right shoulder of I-10 westbound blocked approaching Highland Road after crash Play Video

  September 3, 2025 8:33 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The shoulder of I-10 westbound was blocked approaching Highland Road after a crash Wednesday morning. Congestion from the crash, which was first reported around 7:11 a.m., was backed up to around La. 73 near Geismar. When the crash was first reported, two lanes of traffic were... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: All lanes reopened on Mississippi River Bridge after Sunday afternoon wreck Play Video

  July 27, 2025 1:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Two lanes were blocked on I-10 Eastbound and one lane was blocked on I-10 Westbound in a wreck on the Mississippi River Bridge on Sunday afternoon. The left two lanes are blocked Eastbound on the bridge. The left-most lane was blocked Westbound. Traffic heading west... more »

• All lanes reopened on I-12 Eastbound in Livingston Parish after crews remove overturned 18-wheeler Play Video

  July 27, 2025 9:09 AM

  LIVINGSTON — An 18-wheeler overturned in a single-vehicle crash on I-12 Eastbound early Sunday morning, according to the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. The truck turned over on the side of the road between Holden and Livingston around 6:30 a.m. The wreck did not initially block the road and... more »

• 2 children, 3 adults taken to hospital after multi-car pileup on I-10 near Siegen Lane Play Video

  May 29, 2025 12:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Three adults and two children were taken to a hospital after a multi-vehicle pileup along Interstate 10 at Siegen Lane on Thursday. DoTD said the crash happened around 11 a.m. and eastbound lanes were shutdown shortly after. Officials said of the five people transported, one... more »

• Plaquemine man killed in two-vehicle crash on La. 75 Play Video

  April 30, 2025 10:32 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - A man died after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on Louisiana Highway 75 and Mendoza Road, Louisiana State Police said. Daniel Hall, 36, of Plaquemine lost control of his vehicle, crossed the centerline and collided with a Mack truck in the other lane, according to officials. ... more »

• Motorcyclist killed in three-vehicle collision wreck outside of Walker Play Video

  September 15, 2024 7:28 PM

  WALKER - One person was killed in a wreck along Walker South Road on Sunday afternoon. Officials said a crash happened along Walker South Road—La. 447—at Parkway Drive shortly after 4 p.m. Sources at the scene said a car, a truck and a motorcycle got into a wreck and... more »

• Road re-opened after train, garbage truck crash at Airline and Choctaw

  August 14, 2024 4:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A train stopped on the tracks at Airline Highway and South Choctaw Drive for an hour on Wednesday afternoon. The standstill happened around 3 p.m. after reported wreck with a garbage truck and another car. Baton Rouge Police officers were at the scene directing traffic... more »

• Denham Springs firefighter hurt in wreck Tuesday Play Video

  May 28, 2024 6:00 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A Denham Springs firefighter was taken to a hospital from a crash on Tuesday afternoon. The Denham Springs Police Department said the wreck, which involved a fire truck and a tractor trailer, happened at the intersection of Hatchell Lane and Jason Drive at 2 p.m. ... more »

• Crews replace concrete on damaged portion of I-55 weeks after deadly pileup

  November 8, 2023 1:07 PM

  MANCHAC - Workers took the latest steps in repairing the I-55 bridge on Wednesday following a major chain reaction crash that left seven people dead. The Department of Transportation and Development shared photos of the progress, showing crews pouring concrete in a damaged southbound lane on the interstate. ... more »

• Photos show blinding 'super fog' on I-10 near deadly crash site

  November 7, 2023 3:36 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New photos show intense "super fog" on I-10 around the same time as a series of crashes that killed a person and sent several others to a hospital . The pictures, shared with WWL-TV, show rapidly decreasing visibility on the interstate in Orleans Parish. According to... more »

• A week after deadly pileup, crews still working to reopen I-55

  October 30, 2023 3:14 PM

  MANCHAC - One week after a fiery chain reaction crash that killed seven people and involved more than 160 vehicles, I-55 still remains largely unpassable at the site of the wreck. On Monday, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development shared a glimpse at the ongoing clean-up effort as... more »

• Wrong-way driver booked for DWI, vehicular homicide after deadly crash on I-10 in Ascension Parish

  October 25, 2023 2:23 PM

  SORRENTO - A Texas man was booked for vehicular homicide and his third DWI after he struck another driver head-on along I-10 late Tuesday night, killing a woman. Louisiana State Police reported that 34-year-old Joshuah Cannon of Nederland, Texas was driving west in the eastbound lanes of the interstate... more »

• Dump truck goes off-road in Central, ends up submerged in canal

  October 19, 2023 3:42 PM

  CENTRAL - A dump truck landed in a canal after it went off-road while driving on a highway in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Central Police Department responded to the crash around 1 p.m. on Magnolia Bridge Road, between Old Wax Road and Greenwell Springs Road. The highway was... more »

• New photos show car that struck woman before she was run over by police

  October 4, 2023 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - New pictures shared by police show a better look at the car that struck a woman just moments before she was run over by a Baton Rouge police officer this weekend. Police say the vehicle — a grey, four-door sedan — will likely have damage to... more »

• One person hurt after elderly woman accidentally drove car through Baton Rouge bank

  October 3, 2023 5:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman crashed her car though a brick wall after she mixed up her gas and brake pedals outside of a Chase bank Tuesday. The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. at the corner of Jones Creek Road and Shenandoah Avenue. Witnesses reported the... more »

• Dramatic video shows bystanders freeing woman from SUV after rollover crash on Highland Road Play Video

  September 27, 2023 10:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Passersby used a baseball bat to free a woman from an overturned SUV after it was stuck at an intersection on Highland Road. The crash happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highland Road and Lori Burgess Avenue. The SUV was knocked on its... more »

• Madison Brooks lawsuit: LSU student's father targeting Tigerland bar, rape suspects

  September 15, 2023 4:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The father of Madison Brooks, a 19-year-old LSU student who was struck and killed by a car after a night of partying in Tigerland, is suing the bar where she was seen drinking before the crash, as well as the four suspects who are now implicated in... more »

• Gonzales man was trying to kill woman when he drove his truck through her bedroom wall, deputies say

  September 15, 2023 1:17 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies believe a man intended to kill a woman when he crashed his truck through her bedroom wall early Monday morning. The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said the victim and the driver, 46-year-old Michael Ray Blair of Gonzales, knew each other prior to the crash. According... more »

• DOTD schedules lane closures on interstate near 10/12 split next week

  September 8, 2023 12:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There will be alternating lane closures near the spot where I-10 and I-12 meet late next week as crews restripe the highway. The closures will affect the westbound side of the interstate between the I-12 exit at Essen Lane and the I-10 exit at College Drive.... more »

• School bus driver ticketed for reckless operation after crash in Watson; some students report 'minor' pain

  September 5, 2023 6:02 PM

  WATSON - A bus driver was ticketed after crashing a school bus loaded with children in Livingston Parish on Tuesday. The crash was reported at the corner of Cane Market Road and LA 16 in the Watson area. The driver reportedly rear-ended a UPS truck that had stopped to... more »

• Deputies release new details in WBR chase that led to fiery crash; minor among 3 killed

  August 29, 2023 12:35 PM

  FORDOCHE - Weeks after a high-speed pursuit through multiple parishes led to a deadly crash, deputies have identified three people who were killed, as well as the sole survivor who is facing criminal charges. All four were inside a car that was fleeing West Baton Rouge deputies. Two of... more »

• Vehicle strikes utility pole along US 190, downs power lines across highway

  August 21, 2023 12:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Westbound traffic approaching the old Mississippi River bridge was blocked off to traffic after power lines fell onto US 190 Monday morning. DOTD reported the lines were down shortly after 11 a.m. Monday near the Scenic Highway intersection. An Entergy spokesperson said the lines were knocked... more »

• Emergency roadwork will slow eastbound traffic approaching Basin Bridge starting Friday

  August 15, 2023 1:02 PM

  HENDERSON - Emergency roadwork will force I-10 East to go down to one lane at the entrance of the Basin Bridge at multiple intervals starting this Friday and into next week. The roadwork is needed to replace a broken finger joint near the Butte La Rose exit. DOTD... more »

• Roundabout in Sorrento reopens after 18-wheeler rolls over

  August 1, 2023 12:20 PM

  SORRENTO - Deputies and road crews were able to upright a semi truck that blocked a roundabout in Ascension Parish Tuesday morning. The sheriff's office first reported the crash around 11 a.m., near the intersection of LA 22 and LA 70 in Sorrento, just south of I-10. It did... more »

• Hit and run kills two in crash on I-12 eastbound in Tangipahoa Parish

  July 28, 2023 7:36 AM

  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - Officials are seeking information on a hit-and-run that killed two people on I-12 eastbound near LA Hwy 445 Friday morning. Chandler Garcia, 21, and John Russo Jr, 23, of Bay St. Louis, MS, were pronounced dead on the scene. According to police, Russo's 2008 Ford... more »

• Motorcycle crash on Airline Highway leaves one in critical condition

  July 21, 2023 4:32 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH - A motorcycle crash on Airline Highway at Highway 74 around 2 p.m. Friday resulted in the cyclist being taken to the hospital in critical condition and the road's temporary closure in both directions. Highway footage showed police presence, a white truck on the border getting towed,... more »

• Paramedic hospitalized after deadly ambulance crash gives update on his recovery

  July 7, 2023 2:05 PM

  MORGANZA - An Acadian Ambulance worker says he'll have to learn to walk all over again after he survived a violent wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish last week. Hunter Fruge said in a post on social media that injuries he suffered in the wreck included fracturing every rib on... more »

• Good Samaritans dove into muddy water, rescued family trapped inside sinking car

  December 7, 2022 5:04 PM

  GIBSON - Two men leapt into a roadside canal after they spotted a car sinking along a Louisiana highway, saving a family of four trapped inside. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Wednesday along LA 182, near LA 662 in Assumption Parish. According to Louisiana State Police, the car... more »

• Man on drugs crashed stolen car after spotting sheriff's deputy, treated for overdose after wreck

  October 26, 2022 2:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man had to be treated for an apparent drug overdose right after he crashed a stolen car while fleeing law enforcement. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said the driver panicked and tried to get away after spotting a sheriff's deputy near the intersection of... more »

• Driver died after crashing into sign along Acadian Thruway

  September 6, 2022 3:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man died after losing control of his car and crashing into a sign along a busy highway over the weekend. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the crash happened shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday outside the Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts... more »

• Wreck partially shuts down Airline Highway in Ascension Parish

  July 25, 2022 10:47 AM

  GONZALES - A wreck involving multiple vehicles shut down a portion of Airline Highway Monday morning. The crash was first reported around 9 a.m. on Airline at LA 30. Photos from the crash scene showed a vehicle with significant damage and a large trailer blocking the intersection. The... more »

• Men posing as law enforcement carjacked victim during phony traffic stop; suspect crashed into house while fleeing police

  July 8, 2022 12:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A person was beaten and carjacked after being pulled over by a man masquerading as a police officer, leading to a chase where the alleged attacker crashed into someone's home. The robbery happened sometime after midnight on Metairie Drive, just off Perkins Road, after the victim... more »

• Two taken to hospital in 'serious condition' after wreck on Siegen Lane

  June 20, 2022 2:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two people were taken to a local hospital Monday after an accident on Siegen Lane. The extent of their injuries is unclear, but officials say the two were in "serious condition." It is unclear what caused the accident. more »

• Months after highway wreck, utility box fixed while cleanup continues Play Video

  June 17, 2022 3:49 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - An area of Highway 16 in Denham Springs looks a little better after new AT&T equipment has been installed. A car ran through the area last November and it's been a mess ever since. Stephen Beatty's driveway is right by where that wreck happened. He had... more »