Traffic in Bossier City was at a standstill for about an hour today while Bossier City police investigated a collision between a freight train and an SUV.
The bridge is out on Shreveport's South Lakeshore Drive just past Jaynes. Motorists are detouring around the closure, while repairs are being made to the bridge just past Maurice Street.
Shreveport police are investigating a hit and run today in which a vehicle slammed into a utility pole that fell onto the roadway, knocking out power in the area.
Motorists experienced morning traffic trouble in the form of a fire near downtown Shreveport. The tie up occurred at the scene of a fire that started in a buildiing on Grimmet Street
Hamilton Road remains closed for a couple more days after a water main broke. The road is closed from Scott Street to the traffic signal at Texas Street while cement from the repairs drys.
Just before 9:00 p.m. last night, Texarkana, Texas Police Officers responded to a vehicle crash involving a bicyclist in the 2000 block of New Boston Road.