Road conditions

Louisiana road conditions right now

Every closure and crash 511LA is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-10 and I-20 corridor pages, and what the season does to Louisiana's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: 511LA, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

511LA

Louisiana's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

Louisiana highway cameras

Every 511LA camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

City cameras

New Orleans cameras

Live cameras on the New Orleans freeways.

Corridor

I-10 conditions

The whole I-10 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Corridor

I-20 conditions

The whole I-20 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Drawbridges

Louisiana drawbridges

Where the movable spans are and the federal opening rule for each.

Mile markers

Mile markers in Louisiana

How Louisiana numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in Louisiana

What the 511LA feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across Louisiana

I-10 runs the width of the state, Texas line through Lake Charles, Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. I-20 crosses north Louisiana through Shreveport and Monroe. I-49 links Lafayette north through Alexandria to Shreveport. I-12 is the Baton Rouge to Slidell shortcut north of Lake Pontchartrain, and US-90 traces the bayou country along the coast.

What the season does to Louisiana's highways

When a hurricane approaches the coast, Louisiana runs contraflow on I-10, reversing lanes to move everyone inland, and the whole operation is coordinated by milepost. Outside storm season, dense morning fog on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and sudden thunderstorm flooding are the everyday hazards. The basin bridge is roughly 18 miles of elevated causeway with no exits, centered around mile marker 121.

Before a Louisiana road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open 511LA for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The Louisiana cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-10 and I-20 corridor pages carry alerts for every state the route crosses, not only Louisiana.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same 511LA alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the 511LA feed held 694 unique reports, including 211 closure reports, 31 crash reports and 448 work-zone reports. The routes with the most reports were I-10, US-90 and US-165. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in Louisiana right now?

The map above shows every full closure 511LA is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open 511LA.

Where do I check Louisiana road conditions?

511LA is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same 511LA feed and adds the Louisiana cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the 511LA feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same 511LA alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. 511LA alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.