Louisiana contraflow maps: Everything you need to know. ... Contraflow will be a last resort and, if used, traffic will flow east on Interstate 10 to the Slidell area, ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development, congestion had reached Bullard Avenue. A traffic alert was placed on DOTD's traffic map at about 6:52 a.m.

A crash on I-10 West just past LA 182 (North University Avenue) in Lafayette Parish has blocked the left lane and caused a five-mile traffic backup.

UPDATE, 10:45 a.m.: DOTD has issued a correction to its original announcement. The Exit 44 ramp from westbound I-10 to U.S. 165 will be closed, not the entire highway. Traffic heading along I-10 ...