Roads

Looking for a way into or out of Southeast Texas? Find out exactly which roads are open right now with these interactive maps.

If you put certain words in a certain order you can use the first letter of each word to come up with other words. That's nice but it still won't fix our roads.

The problems are already costing us about as much as it will take to fix them. It's not going to get better unless we do something.

It's a slippery slope. If we approve a gas tax it's never coming back down. If we don't approve a gas tax our roads and bridges could continue to fall apart. Which one do you choose?

Your drive in Lafayette may soon be a lot less bumpy.

A higher gas tax or toll roads and bridges could be revenue raising measures the state could take to on a $13 billion backlog of road and bridge improvements.

Please be aware that there are multiple road closures and/or projects in the Lafayette and Acadiana areas.

If you think slamming your car into that same pot hole everyday on your drive to work is tearing your vehicle apart and costing you money, you're right.

Several areas are getting new asphalt and/or new pipes.

DOTD says more closures are likely today, but they are working to ensure that other avenues are open for travel.

They remind you that if you have to drive during hazardous conditions, you are asked to use extreme caution.

I-10 Eastbound is open state line to state line but moving very slowly due to heavy traffic.

If you have to go out today, DOTD and Louisiana State Police remind you to make sure you know the current road conditions for where you will be traveling.

Acadia Parish    Closed: La. 97 from La. 100 to Jeff Davis Parish Line La. 1111 from I-10 to La. 1112 La. 1112 between south La. 1111 to north La. 1111 La. 91 Pontoon Bridge @ Esterwood La. 100 from La. 97 to La. 91 LA 92 @ Jct...

Please do not travel into water because most likely you can't judge the depth.

Heads-up to those of you who travel through the busy intersection in Lafayette known as Bertrand and West Congress!!! The devices used to control merging at the major intersection have been greatly improved and the "channel dividers" are back stronger than ever. By that I mean, there are NO MORE dividers laying down on the road and merging onto Congress from Bertrand may be a tad bit mor