Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Weather Conditions in Louisiana

Weather News Reports

• Overgrown grass takes over major interstates in Caddo and Bossier parishes

  • Louisiana
  • Shreveport
  • I-20

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Jul 30, 2026 4:37pm
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  Tall grass has taken over major interstates in Caddo and Bossier parishes, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says repeated heavy rain is to blame. Read More

• Coastal flood warning in effect for southeast Louisiana parishes

  • Louisiana
  • Lake Pontchartrain C

  • source: Bing
  • 14 views
  • Jul 23, 2026 04:58am
  A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect Thursday morning for several parishes across southeast Louisiana as the remnants of Tropical Storm Bertha continue to push water onto normally dry land along the ... Read More

• Lake Pontchartrain Swells as Tropical Storm Bertha Makes Landfall

  • Louisiana
  • Lake Pontchartrain C

  • source: Bing
  • 19 views
  • Jul 22, 2026 9:37pm
  Tropical Storm Bertha brought coastal flooding to New Orleans after making landfall just east of the city on Wednesday, July 22. Emma Frederick captured this footage off the coast of Lake ... Read More

• Extreme Weather Louisiana

  • Louisiana
  • Lake Pontchartrain C

  • source: Bing
  • 16 views
  • Jul 22, 2026 4:25pm
  Josiah Carpenter, 8, frolics in the floodwaters on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Louisiana Coast Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo / ... Read More

• Rare mix of tropical weather and extreme heat headed to New Orleans

  • Louisiana
  • New Orleans

  • source: Bing / USA TODAY on MSN
  • 20 views
  • Jul 22, 2026 07:11am
  

  Tropical Storm Bertha is bringing wind, coastal flooding and rain to New Orleans as extreme heat pushes heat indices above 110 degrees. Read More

• Tropical storm Bertha expected to bring heavy rain and flooding to Florida, Louisiana coasts

  • Louisiana
  • Floridat

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Jul 21, 2026 1:23pm
  Tropical Storm Bertha is expected to weaken on Tuesday as it approaches the Gulf Coast - but it could still pack a punch, bringing flooding and heavy rain from western Florida to Louisiana. Bertha, ... Read More

• New Orleans under tropical storm watch as Bertha heads for Louisiana. See forecast.

  • Louisiana
  • Floridat

  • source: Bing
  • 13 views
  • Jul 21, 2026 05:35am
  Tropical Storm Bertha is headed for the Louisiana coast, as forecasters expect the storm to come ashore in the next day and bring strong winds, some coastal flooding and some storms to the ... Read More

• 'Life-threatening' tropical storm expected to batter Florida, Texas, Louisiana: forecasters

  • Louisiana
  • Floridat

  • source: Bing
  • 15 views
  • Jul 20, 2026 3:39pm
  A '?life-threatening'? storm is gathering along the Gulf Coast and is expected to batter states like Florida, Louisiana and Texas with flooding rains and whipping winds starting Monday, forecasters ... Read More

• Woman arrested after crash kills unrestrained passenger on I-55 in Tangipahoa Parish

  • Louisiana
  • I-55 Near Tangipahoa

  • source: Bing
  • 23 views
  • Jul 18, 2026 9:33pm
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  Driver booked on homicide count after striking disabled vehicle on highway shoulder. Read More

• Train strikes vehicle in Sulphur injuring driver

  • Louisiana
  • Sulphur

  • source: Bing / KPLC 7 News on MSN
  • 26 views
  • Jul 18, 2026 09:54am
  

  The accident happened along Prater Road this morning. Read More

• Congressional delegation hears U.S. 90 flood concerns

  • Louisiana
  • 1060 Canal Blvd

  • source: Bing
  • 27 views
  • Jul 14, 2026 11:57pm
  St. Martin Parish Director of Administration Raymond Bernard Jr. represented St. Martin Parish in meetings with Louisiana's Congressional delegation in the nation's capital and discussed potential ... Read More

• New Orleans driver hospitalized after car crashes, overturns on train tracks

  • Louisiana
  • New Orleans
  • I-10

  • source: Bing
  • 24 views
  • Jul 14, 2026 07:52am
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  According to the NOPD, a vehicle travelling west on Interstate 10 crashed while exiting at City Park Avenue and landed on the railroad tracks below ... Read More

• Woman identified in deadly train-car crash in Shreveport

  • Louisiana
  • Buncombe Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Jul 13, 2026 3:08pm
  A fatal cargo train-car crash near the intersection of Flournoy Lucas Road and Buncombe Road is under investigation by the Shreveport Police Department (SPD). Read More

• Street, underpass closures in effect due to heavy flooding in New Orleans

  • Louisiana
  • New Orleans
  • I-10

  • source: Bing
  • 31 views
  • Jul 13, 2026 07:49am
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  Due to some areas experiencing flooding, all eastbound and westbound lanes of Carrollton Avenue at the Interstate 10 overpass are closed to traffic, the New Orleans Police Department announced ... Read More

• Louisiana suspends insurance cancellations after Tropical Storm Arthur, giving policyholders more time to pay

  • Louisiana
  • Landry St

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Jul 11, 2026 6:18pm
  Louisiana residents affected by Tropical Storm Arthur got an emergency insurance ruling as they dealt with flooding and storm damage. State officials paused certain statutes, incl ... Read More

• St. Amant woman killed in Livingston Parish crash

  • Louisiana
  • St Amant
  • LA-937

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Jul 11, 2026 5:09pm
  Gwendolyn Blank, a 68-year-old St. Amant woman, died after a head-on collision between a Toyota Avalon and a Dodge Ram on LA 1032 in Livingston Parish, with all occupants properly restrained and no ... Read More

• Flooding closes Carrollton Avenue at I-10 overpass as storms swamp New Orleans. See closure list.

  • Louisiana
  • New Orleans
  • I-10

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Jul 11, 2026 1:52pm
  10

  All eastbound and westbound lanes of Carrollton Avenue at the Interstate 10 overpass are closed to traffic due to ongoing street flooding, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Motorists are ... Read More

• Freight train, truck collide in Converse; Highway 174 closed

  • Louisiana
  • Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 40 views
  • Jul 09, 2026 6:22pm
  A freight train collided with a saltwater truck at a railroad crossing in Converse, Louisiana, causing the closure of LA Highway 174 and resulting in traffic delays, with no injuries reported. Read More

• St. Landry Parish flood recovery raises questions about canal maintenance

  • Louisiana
  • Landry St

  • source: Bing
  • 26 views
  • Jul 06, 2026 6:19pm
  As St. Landry Parish continues its cleanup and recovery from catastrophic flooding, parish officials and farmers are raising questions about whether better canal and drainage ... Read More