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Hester, LA · Traffic & Transit
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Part of Airline Drive to be closed during rush hour
JEFFERSON, La (WVUE) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development has closed eastbound Airline Highway at Ridgewood Drive due to a knocked-down traffic signal pole. The roadway will reopen once the damaged signal is removed and a temporary pole and signal are installed. The temporary installation is estimated for...
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Council Approves Expedited Canal Boulevard Bridge Replacement that starts in January
The Canal Boulevard bridge over Bayou Lafourche in Thibodaux is slated to close in January 2027 to be replaced through an expedited state highway construction plan that intends to complete the project by the end of June next year. Thibodaux City Council voted 4-1 at its September 1 meeting to...
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Portion of North Brickyard Road in Baptist closed September 14-15 for
BAPTIST — A portion of North Brickyard Road in the Baptist area will be closed Monday, September 14, and Tuesday, September 15, for road work. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said bridge contractors hired by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will close North Brickyard Road at the bridge located just south of Gatlin Cemetery Road.
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‘It’s real hard to make a buck’ | Jefferson Parish trucking company feels impact of record high diesel prices
Jefferson Parish, La (WVUE) - On Wednesday (Sept. 9), the average price for diesel fuel in Louisiana hit a record high of $5.55 per gallon, according to AAA. The national average for diesel also reached a record high of $5.94 per gallon. A year ago, those prices were roughly $2 per gallon less.
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Vehicle collides with streetcar near Rampart and Esplanade
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Tangipahoa Parish president warns portion of Amites Gulino Road will be closed on Friday
AMITE — A portion of Gulino Road will be closed this Friday for road work. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said on Thursday that parish road crews will close Gulino Road approximately 730 feet from LA 1046 starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. Crews will be working...
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Jefferson Parish trucking company feels impact of record high diesel prices
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Neutral operator proposed for New Orleans rail gateway
Privately held rail infrastructure developer and operator County Line Rail (CLR) has filed notice with the Surface Transportation Board of its intention to create the New Orleans Terminal Railroad Co. (NOTR). The new railroad would operate the New Orleans rail gateway as a neutral, open-access facility available to every Class I and Amtrak.
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Portion of North Brickyard Road in Baptist Closed September 14-15
BAPTIST — A portion of North Brickyard Road in the Baptist area will be closed Monday, September 14, and Tuesday, September 15, for road work. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said bridge contractors hired by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will close North Brickyard Road at the bridge located just south of Gatlin Cemetery Road.
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Neutral terminal operator proposed for New Orleans gateway if UP-NS merger is approved
HOUSTON — A short line holding company has asked the Surface Transportation Board to allow it to become a neutral operator of key trackage in New Orleans should the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger win regulatory approval. County Line Rail today announced the formation of the New Orleans Terminal Railroad Co., which it says would operate [...] Read More...
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Flooding imperils motorists early Friday on 17th Street in Metairie near Lakeside Shopping Center
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Say goodbye to the Swamp Train: Audubon Zoo has a new miniature train for kids and visitors
A new miniature train is pulling into the station at Audubon Zoo, with a different name and upgraded look, nearly 130 years after the first mini train tracks were laid at Audubon Park. What was the Swamp Train is now the Audubon Wonders of Nature Express, and no tracks are...