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I-10 East now open; westbound remains closed

Posted at 12:55 AM, Aug 27, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-27 08:28:36-04

BATON ROUGE — Interstate 10 East over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is now open following Monday's deadly crash.

Louisiana State Police say the westbound lanes will remain closed pending clean-up of the crash. DOTD will inspect the bridge once the clean-up is completed before reopening the westbound lanes.

No timetable has been set for the westbound lanes' reopening.

At least one person was killed in that crash. For more information about the crash, click here.

Several fire crews including the St. Martin Parish Fire District and Henderson Fire Department were still on scene of the crash Tuesday morning. Those crews were on standby.