Roads started closing Tuesday as the freezing rain started to fall throughout the city.
The road closures include:
- (Left Lane Blocked) I-12 East and West between O’Neal to Amite River
- (Closed) Central Thruway between South Choctaw Drive and Frenchtown Road
- (Closed, Impassable) I-110 North and South from the I-10/I-110 Split and US 61
- I-10 is closed in both directions between Exit 103: I-49; US 167 (Lafayette) and Exit 151: LA 415; Lobdell Highway (Baton Rouge). The road is closed to traffic because of ice on the roadway.
- An LA 1 northbound entrance ramp is closed between I-10 and Oaks Avenue (Baton Rouge). The entrance ramp is closed because of ice on the roadway.
The University also announced late Monday night that the Easy Street gates around campus would be closed midnight Monday through the duration of the weather event.
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal held a news conference late Monday, warning Louisiana residents to stay in their homes Tuesday and Wednesday unless absolutely necessary. Jindal announced that the State of Emergency from last Friday’s storm is still in effect and that the National Guard is responding in addition to local first-responders.
Jindal urged everyone to stay off the roads, citing a 343 percent increase in per day traffic incidents with the ice storm last Friday.
Jindal advised residents with power outages to contact their local officials, whom he said would be working closely with state officials to ensure that everyone has power.
Jindal urged residents to check on their relatives, especially the elderly, to ensure their safety. He said to check 511la.org for updates.
