I-49 Louisiana News Reports

Motorists headed north and south on Interstate 49 in south Caddo Parish should expect possible travel delays because of utility work in the area. Read More

The funding shift to the general fund could push the Mississippi River Bridge project timeline back by at least two years. Under the current plan, a significant portion of vehicle sales tax revenue ... Read More

A $280 million tax-reform shift in House Bill 10 will redirect vehicle sales tax revenue to Louisiana's general fund, delaying infrastructure projects like the Interstate 49 expansion and a new ... Read More

(The Center Square) - In an 11th hour tax-reform provision included in House Bill 10, $280 million from ... infrastructure projects such as the Interstate 49 expansion and a new Mississippi River ... Read More

While both interstates have reopened, some ramps at I-10 and I-49 will stay closed for at least the next few days as officials assess the damage. Read More

Lafayette drivers are being alerted that the southbound I-49 ramp to I-10 eastbound and eastbound I-10 ramp to I-49 northbound are closed for at least ... Read More

An exit off Interstate 10 and another off Interstate 49 in Lafayette remain closed after an 18-wheel truck with a load that was too high struck and damaged an I-10 overpass girder Tuesday, nearly two ... Read More

Both I-10 and I-49 are fully operational again after hours of closures Tuesday evening when an 18-wheeler hauling a large load struck the I-10 eastbound overpass. Read More

Local and state officials announced closures on Interstate 10 and Interstate 49 after an 18-wheeler struck the 1-10 eastbound overpass. According to the Lafayette Police Department, the 18-wheeler ... Read More

Roads are closed at the I-10 overpass on NW Evangeline / I-49 northbound after large vehicle struck the overpass. Here's what you need to know. Read More

SHREVEPORT, La ... Solutions'? for the connector project that would extend Interstate 49 in Shreveport and ultimately connect I-20 and I-220. According to the release, the project seeks to ... Read More

STONEWALL, La. - A grocery store and another ... to Marketplace Chevrolet at the corner of state Highway 3276 and Interstate 49. As for the grocery store, it will be located at 4753 Highway ... Read More

One person is dead and another injured after a pickup truck driving the wrong way on Interstate 49 crashed into an 18-wheeler Tuesday night, authorities said. Read More

One person is dead and another injured after a pickup truck driving the wrong way on I-49 crashed into an 18-wheeler Tuesday night, authorities said. Louisiana State Police Troop I was called shortly ... Read More

LOUISIANA LAWMAKERS ... sales tax deductions to funds for a new Baton Rouge bridge, construction of Interstate 49 South and Interstate 49 North projects. More money would also be sent to the ... Read More

La. -- A truck driver traveling through Natchitoches Parish recently took a detour to jail after deputies say they found pounds of marijuana on his big rig. The traffic stop on Interstate 49 ... Read More