atchafalaya basin bridge

After hearing about Peter Fonda's death, I remembered someone telling me a long time ago that part of that movie was filmed on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. So I hit the internet to find the scene from the movie. What I found is much bigger and better than any scene from any movie. I found r…

The truck is reportedly on the shoulder, but traffic is backing up.

The crash is affecting traffic on the westbound side of I-10.

Rear dash cam shows a Ford Mustang traveling on the I-10 basin bridge when it hits a small patch of rain that sent it hydroplaning and crashed into a guardrail.

The lane closures will be from 8:00 p.m until 4:00 a.m the following morning. These closures are necessary for paving operations.

If you're traveling down I-10 from Lafayette to Baton Rouge today (August 22), be prepared to hit some delays.