UPDATE:

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — All lanes are open on I-10 East on the Mississippi River Bridge., according to DOTD.

Congestion is approximately 6 miles in length.

ORIGINAL STORY:

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), a traffic incident is unfolding on the Mississippi Bridge along I-10 East Thursday afternoon.

Image Credit: DOTD

As of 11:50 a.m., DOTD says the two right lanes are blocked on I-10 East on the Mississippi River Bridge due to a crash and congestion is approaching LA 415 (Lobdell).

At this time there is no further information related to the traffic incident. 

Area drivers should use caution or take a different route.

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