Interstate 10 in the Baton Rouge metro area reopened to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation and Development announced.

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Louisiana DOTD officials have closed a large part of interstate 10 due to the icy conditions on the road. DOTD says that I-10 is closed in both directions from the Louisiana-Texas state line to Baton Rouge.

If approved, Colorado-based Third Futures Schools would take over IDEA Bridge and New Orleans-based Audubon Schools would assume control of IDEA Innovation. They would operate IDEA Bridge and IDEA Inn

Interstate 10 from the Louisiana-Texas state line to as far east as Sorrento or Gramercy could be fully open to traffic in both directions at some point Thursday afternoon, Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Joe Donahue said.

The LDH reported one winter weather-related death in the state this year—a 65-year-old man in Rapides Parish who died due to hypothermia—and advised people to stay inside during the extreme cold and to seek shelter if unhoused.

A rare winter storm swept through the Deep South on Tuesday, bringing record-breaking snowfall to south Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has released a list of roads previously closed due to the blizzard that have reopened.

A significant portion of I-10 is closed in both directions in Louisiana west of Baton Rouge to the Texas border.

Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.

LSU women's basketball shook off its first loss of the season and outlasted Texas A&M at home Sunday afternoon.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Roads closed in the Baton Rouge area after winter weather arrived Tuesday.