Lawtont Louisiana News Reports

A 49-year-old Franklin woman died early this morning after her vehicle overturned on U.S. 90 near Louisiana Highway 83, according to Louisiana State Police. Read More

Newly released footage shows police frantically searching for the driver moments after a tragic crash killed five best friends'? getting ready for a wedding. Read More

A settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit over the historic 2016 floods, worsened by the median on I-12. Read More

Tragedy struck Sunday morning when a two-car collision on Lander Avenue claimed the lives of Daniel Lourenco, 44, Jennifer Lourenco, 45, and their 16-year-old daughter, Madelyn. Two other Lourenco ... Read More

A man and a woman walking on a sidewalk were killed in a hit-and-run crash on East Lamar Boulevard, police said. Read More

More than 40 vehicles were involved in a series of crashes that caused the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge to close ... Causeway as of 10:00 a.m. Wednesday as portions of southeast Louisiana and ... Read More

Louisiana State Police report dense fog made Interstate 55 South and Interstate 10 on the Bonnet Carré Spillway impassable. Read More

Namely, the new (ish) 49 & 220 interchange. When the stretch officially opened back in 2018, it was estimated that more than 68,000 daily drivers would travel the area. Since the opening of the ... Read More

A chain of six crashes involving over 40 vehicles shut down the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge near New Orleans. Read More

Carlton Dufrechou, the general manager of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, said there were six crashes - two on the southbound span and four on the northbound span. St. Tammany Parish fire officials ... Read More

A video shared by the St. Tammany Parish Fire District #4 shows the foggy conditions that led to numerous crashes and closure of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Read More

Prohibited bags include purses larger than a clutch, briefcases, backpacks, non-clear cinch bags, and any bag exceeding size restrictions. Read More

Louisiana State Police report dense fog made Interstate 55 South and Interstate 10 on the Bonnet Carré Spillway impassable. Read More

A pedestrian is dead following a single-vehicle crash on LA Highway 34. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, shortly before 7 p.m. Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating. According to LSP, 78-year-old ... Read More

Drivers have questioned why there wasn't a controlled convoy across the bridge given the heavy fog. Dufrechou says that Causeway Police had initiated a '?fog log'? about 30 minutes before the crashes ... Read More

The Pineville Police Department is looking for the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that occurred in the Susek Drive area on Dec. 14. Read More

Witnesses describe chaos on the Causeway Bridge as dense fog caused six crashes involving dozens of vehicles, leaving drivers trapped for hours. Read More

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in southeastern Louisiana is expected to fully reopen Tuesday night after dense fog contributed to multiple crashes Tuesday morning, bringing traffic to a halt and ... Read More

Five companies will despot millions into a court-approved fund and DOTD will use the money to retrofit concrete barriers with opening along a 14-mile stretch of I-12 in Livingston and East Baton Rouge ... Read More