UPDATE: LA 70 EB has reopened. Congestion is minimal.

ST. JAMES PARISH- The eastbound lanes of LA 70 are currently shut down on the Sunshine Bridge due to an accident.

Authorities say a two-vehicle accident sent two patients to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Congestion has reached LA 18 in Donaldsonville.

All lanes are open on LA 70 East on the Sunshine Bridge. Congestion is minimal.

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