Flooding closed roads in Terreboone, St. John and Plaquemines

Flooding closes roads in Terrebonne, St. John and Plaquemines parishes


by The Times-Picayune


Saturday September 13, 2008, 3:08 PM


Storm surge from Hurricane Ike has closed several roadways across greater
New Orleans, most notably a 14-mile stretch of Highway 23 in Plaquemines
Parish from West Point a la Hache to the Myrtle Grove area, which remains
under a 5 to 6-foot blanket of water.

In St. John the Baptist Parish, a 6-mile stretch of old Highway 51, which
runs below Interstate 55 as a service road, is flooded from Ruddock down
past the Interstate 10 junction to LaPlace, State Police said. Traffic on
I-55 is restricted from entering Highway 51, but drivers the may access
I-10, State Police said.

In Terrebonne Parish, nearly all roadways heading to the south part of the
parish, which has been experiencing heavy flooding, are closed. Louisiana 57
and Louisiana 56, heading to Dulac and Chauvin south of Houma, are closed at
Woodlawn Ranch Road. Woodlawn Ranch Road also is closed, according to State
Police. Louisiana 315 heading south toward Theriot and Louisiana 55 south of
Louisiana 665 toward Montegut are also closed, State Police said. All of
Industrial Boulevard is closed.

For more information on road closures and traffic alerts, visit the
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's Web site at
<http://www.511la.org> www.511la.org.

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