Students looking to venture downtown may run into some trouble today, according to a spokesman for East Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden’s office.
“If you’re coming downtown from LSU, I think you want to just avoid St. Louis Street altogether,” said Scott Dyer, spokesman for Holden’s office. “Bottom line is you’re probably going to want to pick a different route.”
The 100 block of St. Louis Street at North Boulevard will close to traffic beginning today according to a news release from Holden’s office.
According to the release, the closure will begin at 9 a.m. today on the portion of the street that runs between City Hall and the 19th Judicial District Courthouse.
Dyer said construction on the new North Boulevard Town Square caused the closure.
Dyer said he knows some residents will be upset by the inconvenience, but it’s a necessary evil.
He said major street median construction makes delays unavoidable.
Dyer said the mayor’s office expects the street to remain closed until November.
“There’s really no way to get around it,” he said.
According to the release, drivers will still be able to access the River Center parking garages from St. Louis Street. Just past the garages, traffic will be diverted east onto Louisiana Avenue.
 
 
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