11:40 AM CDT on Friday, September 2, 2005

Jill Hezeau / WWL-TV

Parishes

St Charles: Only St. Charles parish residents can return to their homes. There is no power, low fuel and no food. If you must return home, please bring supplies with you. Hwy 90, I-10, Hwy 3127 and Airline are all open. However, there is water on Airline near the St. Charles/Jefferson Parish line.

Terrebonne: No road closures. Use Hwy 90 or the Sunshine Bridge.

Lafourche: As of 2 p.m. yesterday, the curfew was lifted. Go directly to your homes. Hwy 1 is closed between Golden Meadow and Grande Isle. Lafourche parish has set up a checkpoint at Leon Theriot Floodgates. Authorities emergency traffic only, will be able to travel south from this point. Grande Isle police will escort residents to the island.

St. James: Open to residents only.

St. John: Open to residents only. You need your ID. US 51 is closed at I-10 due to high water.

Jefferson: All roads closed until further notice. Belle Chase Tunnel closed. Westbank Expy (upper and lower level) is closed from Avondale to Manhattan due to flooding. Airline at Kenner is closed due to flooding. State Police say the Causeway received some damage in the hurricane.

Orleans: Closed. The Highrise is not safe to cross. Hwy 90 at Chef Menteur Hwy is closed.

Plaqeumines: Closed. All roads into New Orleans closed.

St. Bernard: Closed. All roads closed into New Orleans.

St. Tammany: State police say all interstate and major highways are open except I-10 into New Orleans, I-10 and the Twinspans and the Causeway.

Washington: State police say all interstate and major highways are open.

Tangiphoa: State police say all interstate and major highways are open except I-55 southbound to Laplace.

Other road information:

Hwy 90 between Lafayette and St Charles Parish line/Lafourche parish line is open.

Hwy 308 at the Valentine Bridge closed.

Hwy 3185 (Thibodeaux Bypass) is closed.

Bourg Larose Hwy is closed.