Truck carrying heavy equipment flips along I-10 West; traffic slowed to a crawl at LA 415

PORT ALLEN - A semi truck carrying construction equipment flipped on its side along I-10, snarling traffic in the capital area Thursday evening.

The crash, which involved a truck pulling a bulldozer, happened around 6 p.m. on I-10 west near the LA 415 exit. Traffic was backed up to the Mississippi River Bridge.

The crash was not in the roadway but had caused traffic to slow.