I-10 east from Gramercy in the Baton Rouge area to the Mississippi state line has remained closed since Tuesday after 10 inches of snow dropped on the New Orleans area. Officials have made strides in opening most of the city's other major roadways, but were still working to clear off ice from the popular thoroughfare.
Interstate 10 westbound was closed for nearly an hour after a multi-car accident in New Orleans East. The interstate fully reopened just before 7 a.m. with congestion reaching five miles. The accident was first reported at 5:29 a.m. between Read Boulevard and Bullard Avenue. Details are still limited, and no word on injuries.
From New Orleans to Jefferson Parish, there is gridlock on every major alternate road including Earhart, Airline, Veterans, and Jefferson Davis Parkway.
A record-breaking winter storm swept through the southeastern U.S., bringing unprecedented snowfall and freezing temperatures. Cities like New Orleans experienced more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, during this period.
A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas
Traffic is backed up due to a major multiple-vehicle crash on Saturday morning on I-10EB/US90/Pontchartrain Expressway.The crash happened on I-10 westbound at the Carrolton Avenue overpass.The crash is causing major backups on I-10 beginning at West End Blvd.
I-10 in LaPlace at exit 206 is closed following an accident. Interstate 10 westbound from Belle Terre Boulevard in LaPlace at exit 206,to St. James Parish is shut down due to an accident. Motorists can regain access to the interstate from Louisiana 641 in St.