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• State Police, deputies call off search for suspect that jumped bridge in Manchac after 110 mph chase Play Video

  June 5, 2024 11:13 AM

  MANCHAC — The driver of a car engaged in a high-speed chase jumped from an elevated portion of Interstate 55 near Lake Maurepas on Wednesday, triggering a search on the ground that has since gone dry, State Police said. State Police said the chase, which hit speeds of 110... more »

• I-55 repairs to involve shutdown this weekend

  November 3, 2023 11:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Repair work on the stretch of I-55 damaged by a massive pile-up in late October will mean closing the southbound side of the interstate to all travel for much of Saturday. Louisiana DOTD said it expects travel to resume by about 1 p.m. In the interim,... more »

• Funeral services Saturday for Plaquemine woman killed in I-55 pile-up

  October 26, 2023 1:27 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Friends and family will gather this weekend to remember and lay to rest a young Plaquemine woman killed in a massive chain-reaction crash on I-55 on Monday. Corinne Anna Hebert, 21, was among the 8 people who died when 168 vehicles smashed into each other in heavy... more »

• DOTD provides update on repairs to I-55 southbound; no timeline on reopening for northbound side Play Video

  October 25, 2023 3:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Department of Transportation and Development on Friday said repairs to the southbound lanes of I-55 would continue for up to two weeks before the roadway could open entirely. The southbound lanes of I-55 reopened Thursday morning, but the roadway tapered to one lane near the... more »

• Portion of southbound I-55 reopened after truck is pulled from water

  February 26, 2023 12:01 PM

  UPDATE: State Police said all recovery work was done and all lanes were reopened at 8:40 p.m. ### MANCHAC, La. -- Southbound Interstate 55 at Manchac will be closed for at least eight hours as crews work to recover an 18-wheeler from the water below. Traffic will... more »

• Baton Rouge man killed in Mississippi crash

  October 31, 2022 7:22 PM

  JACKSON, Miss. - A Baton Rouge man has died following a weekend wreck in Mississippi. State troopers there responded to a crash on I-55 in Pike County over the weekend. They said 29-year-old Ledarius Weary was headed south on the highway when his 2018 Mercedes-Benz SUV left the road... more »

• Firefighters rescue driver from 18-wheeler wreckage on I-55 in early morning crash

  February 6, 2022 11:41 AM

  AMITE CITY - A driver was rescued from the wreckage of their overturned 18-wheeler early Sunday morning. Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1 said the single-vehicle crash happened on I-55 at the northbound on-ramp of the Amite Exit. Firefighters were able to save the driver from the vehicle. The... more »

• 19-year-old killed in deadly crash on I-55 Monday morning

  December 2, 2019 4:02 PM

  RUDDOCK - A 19-year-old from Baton Rouge was killed in a crash on the elevated area of I-55 between Ponchatoula and LaPlace early Monday morning. State Police said Victor Gutierrez-Juarez died after his car become disabled and ended up stopped across southbound lanes when it was hit by an... more »

• Semi slides off I-12, crushing car in Thanksgiving morning crash

  November 28, 2019 11:49 AM

  HAMMOND – An 18-wheeler slid off the interstate, crashing and crushing a car in the process early Thanksgiving morning. The crash happened at the I-55/I-12 interchange just after sunrise Thursday. One person was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being trapped in the smashed car, the... more »

• Fiery crash closes I-55 early Sunday

  November 4, 2018 10:49 AM

  MANCHAC – Southbound lanes of I-55 closed Sunday morning after a fiery crash between Ponchatoula and LaPlace. State Police said two vehicles were involved in the crash. I-55 was closed around sunrise and remained closed for more than two hours. Click HERE for a live traffic map of... more »

• Prison van crash closes I-55 south of Ponchatoula

  April 6, 2017 7:46 AM

  MANCHAC – I-55 southbound was closed to traffic due to a crash south of Ponchatoula Thursday morning. According to DOTD, the crash happened near mile marker 17 near Manchac just after 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Officials say traffic is being diverted onto US 51. WWLTV reports a prison... more »

• Driver of vehicle that hit State Police trooper will be charged

  July 1, 2016 1:47 PM

  RUDDOCK - State Police say the driver involved in a crash that closed I-55 North and injured a trooper earlier Friday afternoon will be charged. The driver was identified as Shane Matecum. He’ll face a careless operation charge, according to LSP. State Police have yet to identify the... more »

• EF-1 Tornado confirmed in St. Helena Parish Play Video

  March 31, 2016 8:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The National Weather Service determined that an EF-1 Tornado touched down near Greensburg in St. Helena Parish. NWS estimates winds up to 95 miles per hour knocked down around a dozen trees Thursday morning on Lathan Bridges Road. NWS also believes the same storm system also... more »

• Mississippi woman killed in head-on crash near Hammond

  October 6, 2015 12:10 PM

  HAMMOND - State police say a Mississippi woman died early Tuesday morning as a result of a two vehicle head-on crash on Interstate 55 near Interstate 12 in Hammond. Crash scene investigators said they determined a Nissan Altima driven by 53-year-old Donna James, of Macon, MS, was traveling northbound... more »