LAKE CHARLES, La. — Louisiana Department of Transportation officials have closed the eastbound lanes of the Calcasieu River Bridge, which carries Interstate 10 over Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River in southern Louisiana just east of the Texas state line, for emergency repairs.
According to postings on X, formerly Twitter, there is no estimated time for reopening the bridge.
Officials did not say what prompted the repairs.
Meanwhile, eastbound I-10 motorists are being diverted to Interstate 210 east.
Officials are urging caution and patience, as traffic backups are happening in the area.
Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and raised in East Texas, John Worthen returned to his home state to attend college in 1998 and decided to make his life in The Natural State. Worthen is a 20-year veteran of the journalism industry and has covered just about every topic there is. He has a passion for writing and telling stories. He has worked as a beat reporter and bureau chief for a statewide newspaper and as managing editor of a regional newspaper in Arkansas. Additionally, Worthen has been a prolific freelance journalist for two decades, and has been published in several travel magazines and on travel websites.
