Construction to replace Louisiana's most notorious bridge on Interstate 10 could finally begin this year, ultimately clearing a national chokepoint for cross-country commerce. Republican Gov.

Plans are advancing for Louisiana’s $2.3-billion Calcasieu ... The project would replace the Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge between Lake Charles and Westlake, La. Calcasieu Bridge Partners ...

As of Tuesday morning, the eastbound side of the Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River is closed. State DOTD officials say both lanes of the east side of the bridge are closed, effective ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation (DOTD) has announced that the $2.3 billion Interstate 10 Calcasieu River Bridge megaproject in Lake Charles has officially reached ...

In Louisiana, the Department of Transportation and Development has closed Interstate 10 from the small community of Iowa in Calcasieu Parish just east of Lake Charles to Baton Rouge, a 128-mile ...

Officials say that a vehicle was driving on the westbound side of I-10 when it ended on the other side of the interstate.

DOTD officials say drivers will not be allowed on the bridge and anyone wanting to travel north to Interstate 510 will detour to Louisiana Highway 39, Elysian Fields, Interstate 10 and back to ...

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A fire at a Southwest Louisiana chlorine plant triggered a brief shutdown of Interstate 10 in Westlake Tuesday ... a mile west of the Calcasieu River Bridge. Earlier Tuesday morning a large ...

Louisiana's Transportation Department has also closed Interstate 55 from ... and Interstate 10 from Slidell across the twin-span bridge into New Orleans. In Orleans Parish, U.S. 90 is closed ...