Louisiana contraflow maps: Everything you need to know
Interstate 59 and I-10 meet. From there, people can decide which way they want to go. Contraflow has been used twice in Louisiana: in 2005, for Hurricane Katrina, and in 2008, for Hurricane Gustav. > react
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Latest I-49 Louisiana News Reports
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I-49 north closed at east Gloria switch road after crash
- Louisiana
- I49
- source: Bing
- 11 views
- Jan 28, 2025 7:21pm
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
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- source: Bing
- 7 views
- Jan 28, 2025 7:20pm
49Louisiana'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
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Crash involving flipped truck shuts down I-49 North just past Gloria Switch Road in Carencro for more than 2 hours
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 10 views
- Jan 28, 2025 2:41pm
49Some 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
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- source: Bing / The Advocate
- 1 view
- Jan 23, 2025 05:59am
49On 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
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Historic snowstorm in Louisiana prompts Arkansas crew deployment to clear major highways
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 22, 2025 2:55pm
49A historic snowstorm hits parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, accumulating up to 10 inches in the southern-most portions of the state. Read More
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When will Louisiana interstates open again after major snowstorm? Here's what we know.
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 22, 2025 08:00am
49Much 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
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A day after Acadiana's first blizzard, officials say, 'bridges, roads, highways are still closed'
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 22, 2025 06:11am
49According 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
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Interstate 10 across most of Louisiana to nearly the Mississippi state line re-opens
- Louisiana
- Port Allen
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 21, 2025 9:00pm
10VINTON, 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
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I-10 westbound between Lafayette and the Texas border reopens after Louisiana snowstorm
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing / The Advocate
- 2 views
- Jan 21, 2025 4:00pm
49Interstate 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
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When will Louisiana interstates open again after major snowstorm? Here's what we know.
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 21, 2025 4:00pm
49It 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
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Winter storm could cost Louisiana more than just time
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 21, 2025 07:10am
49A 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
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- source: Bing / KTBS
- 4 views
- Jan 17, 2025 2:19pm
SHREVEPORT, La. - The public could learn by month's end the route preferred for Interstate 49 north in Shreveport. Read More
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Shreveport woman pleads guilty to driving wrong way down I-49 for 10 miles while drunk
- Louisiana
- I-49
- source: Bing / KSLA
- 15 views
- Jan 15, 2025 6:26pm
49A 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
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Interstate 49 closure has been postponed
- Louisiana
- Opelousas
- I-49
- source: Bing
- 29 views
- Jan 09, 2025 10:30am
49SHREVEPORT, 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
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