Traffic snarled as helicopter crash on Bonnet Carre bridge closes I-10 eastbound

December 14, 2021

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A helicopter crash on Interstate 10 at the Bonnet Carre Spillway bridge has blocked eastbound traffic into New Orleans, WAFB-TV reports.

The crash was reported just before 1 p.m. I-10 eastbound is closed from LaPlace to Kenner, with traffic being diverted to U.S. 51 southbound. Interstate 55 southbound is also closed, with traffic being diverted onto Hwy. 51.

The FAA says it was a Bell 407 helicopter, but it is unaware of how many people were on board and is investigating the crash.

At the same time as the crash, about 20,000 people lost power in Kenner. A spokesperson for Entergy had not returned a request for comment on the outage.