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• Louisiana down the road: DOTD reviews projects Play Video

  February 8, 2012 11:07 PM

  "There is not more being done with less," St. Landry Parish President Bill Fontenot said about state highways. "We need to have full disclosure with the public that we need more resources for transportation." Bill Fontenot is a former DOTD District Engineer and now, the St. Landry Parish President.... more »

• 116 Higher costs found for I-49 extension

  December 12, 2011 11:53 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A Shreveport newspaper's review of costs associated with the three most complete sections of the Interstate 49 North extension in Louisiana finds at least $8 million in extra expenses, often because of planning errors. The sections at issue are part of a 36-mile extension of the... more »

• I-49 Work Set to Start on Monday

  October 16, 2011 11:57 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Work will begin Monday on concrete patching and related work along Interstate 49 in Rapides and Natchitoches parishes. The Town Talk reported (http://bit.ly/pxGGkv ) the construction will be done between the intersections of Louisiana Highway 181 and Louisiana Highway 485 on both northbound and southbound lanes.... more »

• Police ID woman hit, killed on I-49

  September 13, 2011 7:29 AM

  ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Alexandria police have released the name of a woman who was hit and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 49 Saturday. The Town Talk reports 21-year-old Ashley Quinn of Pineville died after she was struck by a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Lakeisha Chandler of Colfax around... more »

• I-49 Accident Near Sunset

  June 30, 2011 7:28 AM

  An overturned truck has blocked all north bound lanes of 1-49 near sunset-- details are mininmal at this time-- officers are on the scene directing traffic around the accident. We'll have more throughout the morning. You can also call 511 for information on traffic around the accident. more »

• UPDATE: I-10 Fatal Accident

  June 19, 2011 12:30 PM

  One person is dead after a two vehicle crash on I-10 Saturday night. The accident happened near the I-10, I-49 interchange at exit 103-A around 11:00. Investigators say a vehicle was traveling west bound on I-10 and lost control, crossed the median, and struck a jeep on I-10 Eastbound... more »

• Two Dead After Single Vehicle Accident: Police Searching for Driver

  May 28, 2011 9:30 PM

  Two people are dead after a single vehicle accident and police are still searching for the driver. The accident happened at milepost 42 in northern St. Landry Parish just after 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Troopers say the vehicle traveled off the left side of the road, entered the grass median,... more »

• Speed Limit Increases on Portions of I-49

  April 18, 2011 7:19 PM

  Starting today, drivers along rural sections of I-49 will be able to press the gas a little harder. For twelve years, Tom Rutherford has been traveling the roads in his big rig. Many of those trips along I-49 near Ville-Platte northward to Shreveport. "If the speed limit is 75,... more »

• Should the Speed Limit be Increased on Sections of I-49?

  April 18, 2011 3:31 PM

  Do you think the speed limit should be increased from 70 to 75 MPH on rural sections of I-49 from mile-marker 23 near Ville Platte on northward to Shreveport? We want to hear your rant! E-mail hoyt.harris@katctv.com. We could air your rant tonight at 10. more »

• Early Morning Fatal on I-49

  April 17, 2011 1:55 PM

  An early morning accident claims the life of an Opelousas man. Just after 5am Sunday morning, a vehicle traveling south on I-49, north of Sunset, lost control, flipping over several times. The front passenger was unrestrained and was ejected from the vehicle. The passenger came to a rest in... more »

• I-49 Road Work in Sunset

  February 17, 2011 8:37 AM

  I- 49 Southbound exit ramp at highway 93 in Sunset will be closed today. It will close at 6 this evening and remain closed until 2 Saturday afternoon. The closure is necessary while crews repair concrete. more »

• I-49 Crash Turns Deadly

  January 23, 2011 1:19 PM

  A three month old is dead after a single vehicle accident on I-49 Saturday. A van carrying 10 people...four adults and six children flipped over after the driver lost control. Everyone inside was ejected from the van including a three month old child. Two people were listed in critical... more »

• Tolls an option for I-49 through Lafayette

  December 17, 2010 11:45 PM

  Drive through Lafayette- down Johnston Street or US 90 and it seems to take forever to get from here to there. For years, the state has planned to improve the infrastructure but the money just isn't there. Now, highway experts are looking to tap into a new source of funding....... more »

• Tolls eyed for I-49 completion

  December 17, 2010 9:27 AM

  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission is exploring the possibility of collecting tolls to fund the completion of Interstate 49 through Lafayette. Commission member Elaine Abell tells The Advocate that the panel will study whether traffic volumes would generate enough toll revenue to upgrade U.S. 90 to... more »

• Interstate 49 in St. Landry Parish Will Be Reduced to one lane

  September 7, 2010 1:45 PM

  Interstate 49 will be reduced to one lane in the southbound direction near the US 190 interchange, in St. Landry Parish for sign construction beginning Tuesday night, September 7, 2010 through Thursday morning, September 9, 2010. One lane will be closed near mile marker 19 between the hours of 8:00... more »

• I-49 Fatal Victim Identified

  August 15, 2010 6:38 PM

  The identity of the Abbeville man killed in a highway accident Saturday in Carencro has now been released as 48-year-old Clarence Matthews. Troopers say a truck was on the shoulder of I-49 near milepost five, when a gray vehicle hit another vehicle, which hit Matthews and two others. Matthews... more »

• I-49 Accident Turns Fatal

  August 14, 2010 6:42 PM

  UPDATE: One person is dead after a hit and run in Lafayette. It happened on I-49 near mile post five, south of 182 around 1:30 this afternoon. Troopers say, three people were standing on the shoulder near their broken down vehicle, when another car hit one person who... more »

• I-49 Shut Down Due to Overturned Tanker

  August 11, 2010 7:27 PM

  The overturned tanker which was leaking a mixture of chemicals near I-49 still has the highway closed. HazMat crews are siphoning the chemicals from the overturned tanker to another tanker called down from Northern Louisiana. Police expect the interstate to remain closed into the early hours of Wednesday... more »

• I-49 Shut Down Due to Overturned Tanker

  August 11, 2010 12:00 PM

  I-49 Northbound has been shut down from Pont de Mouton to Gloria Switch Road. A truck carrying a mixture of flammable liquids flipped at around 11-AM Wednesday morning, leaking its cargo onto Frontage road. State Police, Lafayette Sheriffs Depuites and Lafayette Police have I-49 blocked-off as Lafayette firefighters... more »

• Pedestrian Hit By 18-Wheeler On I-49 During Rush Hour

  January 21, 2010 3:41 PM

  Carencro- Today, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a fatal crash in which a Lafayette man was killed when he was struck by an 18-wheeler on I-49 northbound near milepost 7.5. Killed in the crash was twenty nine year old William Guillory of Lafayette. Guillory was walking north on... more »

• $29 Million For Acadiana Transportation Projects

  December 15, 2009 6:47 PM

  Acadiana is getting $29 million for three transportation projects. The shovel ready projects were already planned for two or three years from now, but the state came up with a plan to free-up money and start the projects in 2010. A St. Landry Parish project is one of three on... more »

• Road Closed: I-10, I-49, LA 182, US 190

  October 20, 2009 8:38 AM

  LA 182, or Union Street, will be closed 4 miles north of its intersection with US 190 in Opelousas for railroad repairs. Work should last from 8 until 5 today (Tuesday, October 20). The left lane of I-49 in the southbound direction from I-10 to a half mile south of... more »

• Coulee Creates Dangerous Conditions

  October 13, 2009 11:46 PM

  A coulee in Lafayette Parish is causing properties to shift even sink, creating dangerous conditions for some residents. The coulee in question is Coulee Bend. It runs along I-10 crossing Moss street, moving west past I-49 then north through Acadian Hills Country Club. Little by little, Dorothy Dutile is losing... more »