Two people were taken to hospitals after a crash involving two 18-wheelers on Interstate 49 near Rodessa Ida Road, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. Read More

Emergency crews rushed to I-49 South near Rodessa Ida Road Monday after a multi-vehicle crash left one driver trapped and two hospitalized. An oil spill across the interstate complicated cleanup ... Read More

Two people were hospitalized and an oil spill caused the closure of southbound lanes on Interstate 49 near Rodessa Ida Road following a collision between two 18-wheelers. Read More

According to information from the Caddo Sheriff's Office, the two trucks collided near the interstate's intersection with Rodessa Ida Road, which is Highway 168. CPSO expects the road to be "closed ... Read More

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has responded to a major motor vehicle crash involving two 18-wheelers on Interstate 49 near Rodessa Ida Road that left two people ... Read More

After several days, the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office has identified the victim in a crash on I-49. Read More

BOYCE, La. -- A Shreveport motorcyclist died in a three-vehicle crash early Monday in Rapides Parish, according to Troop E. The victim is identified as Dillon Jenkins, 24. Troopers said the crash ... Read More

A suspect opened fire on another car near Kings Highway and Interstate-49 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and a man was dropped off at a hospital with a gunshot wound shortly after the incident. Read More

Ramon Hillman was driving a 2016 Nissan Altima northbound on Interstate 49 around 11:41 p.m. when the vehicle went off the roadway and overturned. Read More

On Nov. 9, the Caddo Parish Coroner's Office identified the victim of the I-49 head-on crash as Anthony Barone, 47. The driver of the pickup was airlifted by LifeAir to a local hospital for treatment ... Read More

Two occupants of a car were killed in a collision with a freight train in Shreveport, Louisiana on Monday morning after the driver ignored the warning signals. Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A man has been arrested after leading police on a chase on Monday, July 21. Shreveport police say the pursuit began on I-49 near Bert Kouns. The man reportedly hit a vacant ... Read More

There have been numerous wrecks at the I-49 / I-220 interchange in Shreveport, but DOTD is working to address the issue. ... Changes to Louisiana's post-conviction relief review process are headed to ... Read More

An 18-wheeler and another vehicle crashed and became stuck in the median on I-220 westbound near I-49 south, causing significant traffic congestion. Read More

'?I'm so proud to be here today as I-49 becomes a true Interstate from one state to another,'? said Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy. '?The real credit for I-49 goes to you, the people ... Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is advising motorists that on Thursday the Interstate 220 westbound ramp to Interstate 49 northbound in Shreveport will be ... Read More

The 'urban section' of I-49 in Shreveport will close tomorrow mid-morning following rush hour traffic, confirmed Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (LA DOTD) on Wednesday. This is ... Read More

"DOTD does plan to initiate the closure of the 'urban' section of I-49 in Shreveport mid-morning on Thursday, January 9th, following the morning rush hour traffic. This is the section from Bert Kouns ... Read More

DeSoto Parish sheriff's deputies are searching on Interstate 49 and just south of U.S. Highway 84 for a wanted fugitive from another parish. Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A man has been arrested following a brief chase that ended in a crash. Shreveport police tried to conduct a traffic stop on I-49 and Kings Highway at around 3:15 a.m. on May ... Read More

Two Shreveport men killed in a motor vehicle collision in the northbound lanes of Interstate 49 near its Kings Highway interchange late Friday, February 2, 2024, have been named by the Caddo Parish ... Read More

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A man speeding down Interstate 49 while going the wrong way collided with a large box truck near Kings Highway. On Feb. 2, around 11:24 p.m., the Shreveport Police Department ... Read More

'?Ultimately, the state of Louisiana enacted a congressional districting plan that ... The new district connects Shreveport to Baton Rouge along the Interstate 49 corridor. The lawsuit, which alleges ... Read More

US Highway 79 southbound at US 80 in Greenwood and northbound at Buncombe Road North Lakeshore Drive will be closed from Tacoma Boulevard to Hilry Huckaby Avenue Access will remain open from LA 3132 ... Read More

A 76-year-old Shreveport man died Thursday in a crash on Interstate 49 in Rapides Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Troop E responded to the crash in the northbound lanes not ... Read More

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - A Shreveport man was killed in a single-vehicle crash that occurred on I-49 on November 2. Louisiana State Police has reported that Tandy McElwee Jr., 76, was traveling ... Read More

On Nov. 2, Love's Travel Stops opens its new Shreveport location, off of Interstate 49, at Exit 215, 5430 North Market Street. This new location adds 80 jobs and 109 truck parking spaces in Caddo ... Read More

Shreveport police responded to a report of a major accident on I-49 N and Terry Bradshaw Passway West just after 8:30 p.m. According to officers, northbound lanes on I-49 near Bert Kouns are currently ... Read More

A pedestrian was fatally injured in south Shreveport after she was struck by two cars while attempting to cross the interstate. According to Shreveport police, a female was attempting to cross the ... Read More

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Southbound Interstate 49 is now open again after a fatal crash on Saturday afternoon, according to Shreveport police. It happened just after 4:30 p.m. near the Kings Highway ... Read More

DODDRIDGE, Ark.-All the jokes about Interstate 49 having to be completed in the dark because the sun would burn out before the roadway was finished turned out to be untrue-at least for Shreveport ... Read More

Louisiana's proposed construction budget for next year includes an additional $73 million to fund completion of Interstate 49 north of Shreveport. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced it during a stop in ... Read More