The Causeway Police Department is urging drivers to avoid the Causeway bridge after multiple crashes Tuesday morning.

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Causeway Bridge closed after 11-car crash

Several people in southeast Louisiana have been injured after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long bridge connecting the south and north shores of Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain

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Multiple car crashes close 24-mile-long bridge outside of New Orleans after sudden fog

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Several people in southeast Louisiana have been injured after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long bridge connecting the

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Multiple car crashes shut down bridges across Lake Pontchartrain after sudden fog

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Several people were injured Tuesday morning after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long (38.6-kilometer-long) bridge connecting the north and south shores of southeast Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain.  Carlton Dufrechou, the general manager of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, said there were six crashes — two on the southbound span and four on the northbound span. Local …

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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Both directions of the Causeway Bridge are closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.  According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, dozens of vehicles collided on the southbound span of the bridge. 
	
		Precautionary boil water advisory in place for Lower 9th Ward	   Deputies are encouraging the public to expect significant traffic delays and to use an alternate route to reach their destination until at least 12 p.m. (Cou…

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Multi-vehicle crash shuts down both directions of Causeway Bridge

LaPLACE — Heavy fog forced the closure of two major thoroughfares in southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was shut down for hours after several traffic crashes and the Interstate 10 bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway was closed temporarily to accommodate periods of low visibility.The WBRZ Storm Team says weather conditions have been ripe for morning fog, and additional foggy weather is possible Wednesday morning.…

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Fog-shrouded highways closed for a time Tuesday; several accidents reported

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Both directions of the Causeway Bridge are closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.  According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, an 11-vehicle crash happened on the southbound span of the bridge. 
	
		Precautionary boil water advisory in place for Lower 9th Ward	   Deputies are encouraging the public to expect significant traffic delays and to use an alternate route to reach their destination until at least 12 p.m.  WG…

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The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway was closed Tuesday morning after at least six crashes.

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Chaos on the Causeway: Fog, multiple crashes, big cleanup over Lake Pontchartrain

Video of the crash on the Causeway flooded social media, people taking to Facebook to post pictures and videos of the aftermath.

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Slamming cars 'sounded like explosions' | Witnesses recount Causeway crash

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Several people in southeast Louisiana have been injured after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long bridge connecting the south and north shores of Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. Carlton Dufrechou, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway’s general manager, says both spans of the bridge were closed just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The causeway was not expected to reopen until some…

Causeway Bridge closed after 11-car crash

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