Most of Interstate 10 in Louisiana was closed Wednesday due to icy conditions, with traffic restrictions beginning about 44 miles past Vinton. However, I-10 westbound from I-49 to Louisiana/Texas state line is now open,

Truckers who move goods across hundreds of miles of Louisiana highway must make their own calculus in the face of a snowstorm.

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

After a historic winter storm hit the Interstate 10 corridor on Tuesday, parts of the vital east-west artery remain closed due to icy road conditions in both Louisiana and Florida. In Louisiana, the Department of Transportation and Development has closed Interstate 10 from the small community of Iowa in Calcasieu Parish just

The latest closure means that nearly three-quarters of Louisiana’s portion of the coast-to-coast highway is shut. A rare winter storm brought record snowfall to the state on Tuesday.

Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour, combined with wind gusts up to 35 mph, could create whiteout conditions at times. Travel will be nearly impossible Tuesday, especially on elevated roadways and bridges, where snow and ice are expected to accumulate quickly.

A powerful winter storm, fueled by a whirling mass of Arctic air, brought much of the Sun Belt to a standstill and plunged temperatures into the teens. Warmer temperatures weren’t expected until the weekend.

More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

I-10 east from Gramercy in the Baton Rouge area to the Mississippi state line has remained closed since Tuesday after 10 inches of snow dropped on the New Orleans area. Officials have made strides in opening most of the city's other major roadways, but were still working to clear off ice from the popular thoroughfare.

A record-breaking winter storm swept through the southeastern U.S., bringing unprecedented snowfall and freezing temperatures. Cities like New Orleans experienced more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, during this period.

Bass Pro Shops currently operates stores in Denham Springs and Bossier City, Louisiana. The company also operates a Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's Boating Center in Gonzales. And while many sportsmen in the western half of Louisiana might welcome a new Bass Pro Shops store along I-10 it is apparently not in the cards for another Louisiana location.