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DOTD announces extension of Interstate 10 closure to Louisiana/Texas state line

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 12:35 AM Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that due to deteriorating road conditions as a result of Winter Storm Enzo, Interstate 10 in the east and westbound direction is now closed to motorists, from the...

DOTD update on latest state highway closures across Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is providing an update on the latest weather-related closures on state routes throughout Louisiana. Motorists should keep in mind that conditions change rapidly and roadways may be closed suddenly if they’re unsafe for travel.

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Curfew in Acadia Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Acadia Parish will have a curfew tonight from 6pm to 6am. We will address any further curfews tomorrow morning.

St. Landry Parish road crews assisting in clearing roads

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
St. Landry Parish Public Works crews are actively assisting with road cleanup efforts in several areas across the parish. Current cleanup locations include: • Eunice: Hwy 190 and Hwy 13 • Opelousas: Vine Street, Landry Street, Union Street, and Main Street • Sunset: Hwy 182
Snow covered 1300 block of College Road in Eunice. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Snow covered 1300 block of College Road in Eunice. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Are ice and snow visiting more often?

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
The past week’s extreme weather shows again that the end of January seems to be a favored time for south Louisiana to shiver under brutal temperatures and marvel at heavy snow, but the month doesn’t have exclusive chill rights.

DOTD Announces Interstate 10 Closure from I-49 to La. 415

Rebecca Chaisson
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 2:51 AM Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that due to hazardous weather conditions, Interstate 10 in the east and westbound direction from Interstate 49 to La.
A relocation notice posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart encampment Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Those living at the underpass will be transported Wednesday to the Transitional Center. (John Gray/Verite News)

A relocation notice posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart encampment Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Those living at the underpass will be transported Wednesday to the Transitional Center. (John Gray/Verite News)

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Ahead of Super Bowl, Landry to relocate unhoused people living near tourist areas

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Louisiana state troopers began Monday notifying residents of a state-sanctioned unhoused encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway that they will soon have to relocate, per an order from Gov. Jeff Landry.

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Evangeline Parish School Board rejects charter

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, January 20, 2025
The Evangeline Parish School Board rejected an application for a charter school in Pine Prairie on Jan. 15 The school can now apply to the state’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for approval.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour arrives Aug. 11, 2018, in San Pedro, California. The vessel is one of dozens Bollinger Shipyard of Lockport has construction for the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour arrives Aug. 11, 2018, in San Pedro, California. The vessel is one of dozens Bollinger Shipyard of Lockport has construction for the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class)

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GOP mega-donor’s Louisiana company pays $1M settlement for illegal workers

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Monday, January 20, 2025
The family-owned company of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair in Louisiana has agreed to pay $1.025 million to resolve allegations that it hired workers ineligible to work in the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week.