interstate 49

Police have that section of frontage road closed.

This disabled 18-wheeler is on Interstate 49, just north of Interstate 10.

You will need to avoid this area until the crash can be cleared away.

The work will be done on Interstate 49 between Interstate 10 and the Lafayette Parish line at the St. Landry Parish line.

The work will take place from 8 o'clock in the morning until 3 o'clock in the afternoon .

People who live in the area and others in our community can get first-hand information about the project.

The crash is still being investigated.

State Police is encouraging you to avoid the area if at all possible.

No one was injured, and the crash remains under investigation.

Tolls could be used as a revenue source to help pay for upgrades of U.S. Hwy. 90 between Lafayette and New Orleans to interstate standards.

Inspectors are wrapping up work on the Atchafalaya Basin bridge, an inspection that is required at least twice a year, according to officials with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

Lafayette City Parish Government will be receiving $304,250 to create a corridor plan for the I-49 Southern Corridor through Lafayette.

The state Department of Transportation and Development bought most of the block as right of way for a future I-49 interchange and plans to demolish the buildings there.

The I-49 bonds will be repaid using money that comes from the state's unclaimed property, but Kennedy says people can still claim all of their unclaimed money.

Intermittent lane closures will take place throughout the weekend.

Officials working on the Interstate 49 project worry that more discussion about the Teche Ridge route will just lead to further delays in getting the interstate project completed.