I-49 Louisiana News Reports

An accident has shut down I-49 north at east Gloria switch road. Traffic is being diverted, and congestion has spilled onto I-10. Read More

Louisiana's seat belt usage rate fell to 85.2% in 2024, according to a new report. Authorities urge drivers and passengers to wear seat belts every trip. Read More

Some drivers are having a hard time getting around for their evening commute after a crash in Lafayette Parish. A truck flipped during a crash ... Read More

On Wednesday, crews were able to reopen Interstate 10 westbound from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border, but I-10 from Lafayette to Baton Rouge remained closed Thursday morning. Read More

A historic snowstorm hits parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, accumulating up to 10 inches in the southern-most portions of the state. Read More

Much of Interstate 10 and many other major South Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed Wednesday after a major snowstorm, and it was not clear when they would reopen, state officials said. Read More

According to Deidra Druilhet, public information officer at DOTD for Lafayette Parish, "DOTD crews are working day and night to monitor the roads. As of Wednesday, all bridges, roads, and highways ... Read More

VINTON, La. - Most of Interstate 10 in Louisiana was closed Wednesday due to icy conditions, with traffic restrictions beginning about 44 miles past Vinton. However, I-10 westbound from I-49 to ... Read More

Interstate 10 reopened to westbound traffic from I-49 in Lafayette to the Texas border ... schedule to prepare for and respond to the rare Louisiana snowstorm that brought blizzard conditions ... Read More

It was not clear when I-10 and other major routes, especially elevated highways such as Interstate ... Louisiana to plow and salt various routes. Crews were able to re-open I-10 westbound from I ... Read More

A winter storm swept across south Louisiana on Tuesday morning, covering New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette in a layer of snow. Highways, roads and schools across the state have been closed - ... Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. - The public could learn by month's end the route preferred for Interstate 49 north in Shreveport. Read More

A Shreveport woman has pleaded guilty to driving the wrong way on I-49 while drunk, resulting in the injury of several people, and endangering her own child. Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A closure scheduled for earlier this morning along parts of Interstate 49 has been postponed. DOTD planned to close the north and south lanes from Bert Knouns Industrial Loop to ... Read More