Causeway bridge reopens, additional updates as severe weather crosses Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Causeway Bridge has been closed until further notice as severer weather makes its way across Southeast Louisiana on Monday, March 31.
Officers with the Causeway Police Department posted to X (Twitter), said the closure was due to thunderstorms, high winds, crosswinds and poor visibility.
WGNO meteorologists are currently tracking a line of storms quickly moving across the area bringing with it the potential damaging winds.
Other parts of the state have been placed under tornado warning.
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