UPDATE: Gov. Edwards declared a state of emergency across Louisiana Wedneday morning due to the winter weather and dangerous conditions.
More than 1.5 million pounds of salt distributed in the state. 1,200 DOTD employees are working around the clock, the governor said.
Here is an up-to-date list of road closures across Louisiana as the state continues to experience winter conditions and icy roads:UPDATE: 5:50 p.m. Major interstate closures include:
· I-210 in Lake Charles
· I-10 from I-49 in Lafayette to near Slidell
· I-49 near Opelousas
· I-49 from MLK Blvd. to Mira Myrtis Road
· I-49 from LA 3132 to I-20 in Shreveport
· I-220 in Shreveport and Bossier
· I-12 from Baton Rouge to near Covington
· I-110 in Baton Rouge
· I-55 from LaPlace to the Mississippi state line
Acadia Parish: John N John Bridge Overpass in Crowley will remain closed. All other roads are opened.]
Ascension Parish:
I-10 at Exit 182; LA 22
I-10 at Exit 187; US 61
I-10 at Sorrento Rest Area
Bienville Parish:
US 80 at Pete Lyons Road
LA 154 at Grice Road
Bossier Parish:
LA 3 at Burns Drive
LA 3 at 1st Street
Caddo Parish:
I-49 at Exit 215; LA 1
I-220 at Exit 1B-1C; I-20; LA 3132
I-49 at Exit 201: Inner Loop Expressway; LA 3132
I-220 at Exit 5: Shreveport Blanchard Highway; LA 173
I-49 at Exit 206; I-20
Calcasieu Parish:
I-210 at Exit 1A-1B; I-10
I-10 at Exit 29: North Lake Shore Drive
I-210 at Exit 6A; LA 385
East Baton Rouge
I-110 from I-10 to Scenic Highway
I-10 at I-110
I-12 at Exit 2A-2B: Airline Highway; US 61
LA 67 at Guice Drive
Grant Parish:
LA 8 at LA 1; LA 1200
Iberia
LA 86 at Front Street
LA 3156 at Fulton Street
LA 87-S at LA 87
Iberia Parish: The following bridges over the Bayou Teche are closed: Duperior St, Jefferson St., Lewis St. and Patout St.
Iberville
I-10 at Exit 137: Grosse Tete Rest Area
Jefferson
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway at I-10
US 90B in New Orleans at Westwood Drive
I-610 at Exit 1A; I-10
I-10 at Exit 229: Bonnabel Boulevard
Jefferson Davis Parish – The I-10 overpass near US 165 is closed.
Lafayette Parish:
The intersection of University Avenue and Johnston Street and the Louisiana Avenue Bridge near the Target/Academy Shopping Center at I-10 are closed. These closures will remain through Thursday morning until Lafayette Police Department deems these parts of the roads passable.
800 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy is closed from Cameron St. to Saul Dr.
Pinhook Road is closed in the 1500 block at the bridge near Bendel Road.
2500 Dulles at Fremont
LA 3073 at LA 3096
LA 182 at Marjorie Boulevard
US 90 at Ida RoadScott, La.
The city of Scott will have two roads that will be closed all night due to ice remaining on the roadways, according to Scott Police Chief Chad Leger. Cameron Street., US Hwy 90, will be closed in the 6200 Block between Cayret St. and Apollo Rd.
L. Provost Rd will be closed between Provost Rd and Fenetre Rd. These roads will remained closed all night and will be reassessed after 7am in the morning. Please use alternate routes to avoid these areas.
Livingston Parish:
US 190
I-12
Lafourche
US 90 at Fonesca Lane
LA 1 at West 225th Court
LA 308 at Hebert Street
Orleans Parish:
I-10 at Exit 239B
US 90B in New Orleans at US 90
Ouachita Parish:
I-20 at Exit 117A: Jackson Street; Hall Street; LA 15 (ramp closure)
I-20 at Exit 116A: Coleman Avenue (ramp closure)
I-20 at Exit 116B: Jackson Street (ramp closure)
LA 3280 Endom Bridge at South First Street
I-20 at Exit 116A: Coleman Avenue (ramp closure)
LA 546 at Phillips Road
LA 546 at McCormick Road
I-20 at Exit 116A: Coleman Avenue
US 165B in Monroe at Wood Street
I-20 at Exit 116B: Jackson Street
I-20 at Exit 116B: Jackson Street
St. Bernard Parish:
LA 39 at Colonial Boulevard
St. Charles
I-310 at Exit 7: River Road; LA 18
LA 3142 at LA 18
St. John the Baptist Parish:
I-10 at Montegut Weigh Station
I-55 at Exit 1: Old US 51; I-10
US 51 at US 61
St. Landry Parish:
I-49 at Exit 19A-19B; US 190
St. Mary
US 90 at LA 318
US 90 at Thorguson Drive
US 90 at Thorguson Drive
St. Tammany Parish:
I-12 at Exit 59; LA 21
I-10 at Exit 263: Old Spanish Trail; LA 433
US 190 at Industry Drive; LA 25
Tangipahoa Parish:
I-55 at Mississippi State Line
US 51 at Mississippi State Line
Terrebonne
LA 24 at Guidry Street
LA 24 at St George Road
Vermilion Parish:
LA 82 at Marina Road
LA 82 at Alcide Circle
West Baton Rouge
I-10 at Exit 151: Lobdell Highway; LA 415
LA 1 at I-10
West Feliciana Parish:
LA 10 at LA 10 Business in Pointe Coupee Parish