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Deadly crash shuts down I-610 at Elysian Fields.

With this progress comes the second phase of intermediate-term lane closures on the CCC bridge.

The 30th annual ESSENCE Festival of Culture is here! The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the Caesars Superdome will be in the center of the crosshairs, where crowds, cars and construction will all meet as more than 500,000 people embark upon the city of New Orleans this weekend, taking in the food, fun, fellowship and, of course, the music!Ongoing road work on Poydras Street near the Superdome is wrapping up, but construction is still ongoing in the Central Business District, specifically…

Dr. David J. Wallace, the owner of Dream House Lounge, posted a vulnerable video to social media asking for help and explaining how construction that has been in front of his business for the past month is impacting revenue and his livelihood.“I didn’t know what to do. I reached out to my landlord; I’m trying to explain to them what’s going on. I’m literally crying myself to sleep at night,” Wallace said.The video went viral, garnering support from the community, Dream House Lounge, a mental and…

Starting Tuesday, April 30, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says one lane in each direction of the Crescent City Connection bridge will be closed until August. The bridge will begin phase one of a $21 million decorative lighting project. Scott Boyle, district engineer administrator for LaDOTD, said the Tchoupitoulas onramp to get to the Westbank will also be closed through August, and the Magazine Street on-ramp will be the detour for those drivers.“In order to safely…

Getting to Jazz Fest will look a little different this year because of construction. The Desaix Boulevard Bridge over Bayou St. John is closed for the rest of the year. The bridge is part of a $6 million upgrade project. The bridge connects Wisner Boulevard and Moss Street near City Park and is located just north of the Fairgrounds. Moss Street will be the best alternate route to this closure. Due to the lack of parking and an influx of people to the Fairgrounds area, ride-sharing or public tran…

Neighbors in one part of Lakeview are looking for answers after a number of problems with their recently repaired street. “Our street, Memphis, was completed in July 2023, and since then, I think it’s been six or seven months, we’ve already had two repairs,” said Chad LaRose.LaRose reached out to the Road Patrol, hoping to get answers from the Department of Public Works. He says two months after a stretch of Memphis Street near his home was fixed, DPW dug up a portion of the street to address dr…

In the wake of this week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Louisiana transportation officials have been fielding questions and providing context into the safety of our local bridges.“We do our best to keep these bridges well-maintained, but time catches up to them,” Scott Boyle said. There are nearly 13,000 bridges across the state, and with more than 1,200 of them maintained in the Greater New Orleans area, Scott Boyle, with DOTD, says they have to make informed decisions quickly. “Sometimes we’r…

Drivers who are traveling through St. Bernard Parish are looking for clarity Tuesday after leaders announced a major closure on the parish’s Facebook page. Right now, the Chalmette Paris Road Bridge at the Chalmette Ferry is closed until further notice after the Department of Transportation and Development found structural issues. This is the approach bridge leading to the ferry dock near the river. Many neighbors and drivers are weighing in, expressing confusion and wanting a deeper explanation…

Officials with the New Orleans Causeway Commission are urging drivers to pay attention on the bridge after an influx of crashes. The General Manager of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission, Carlton Dufrechou, has issued an emotional plea for people to be safe when commuting on the bridge. “In December, there were 14 accidents, which is above average, and last month, we had a plethora of them within a two-week period,” Dufrechou said. Dufrechou said weather conditions aren’t the cause of…