Traffic: The westbound lanes of I-10 on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge are still closed as of this morning as authorities finish clearing and inspecting the structure after a deadly crash Monday afternoon that shut down the corridor overnight, WAFB-TV reports.
Address: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser will deliver a speech on the state of Louisiana tourism to legislators and the tourism industry on Thursday as part of the 2019 Lt. Governor’s Travel Summit. The annual summit is running today through Thursday at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. Daily Report will have an update following his address.
Ballot update: The secretary of state’s office says that Republicans Manuel Russell Leach and Patrick Doguet and Democrat M.V. “Vinny” Mendoza have been disqualified from the gubernatorial election because they didn’t comply with tax return requirements. That leaves six people on the Oct. 12 ballot vying to be governor. See an updated list of candidates running for office in the Baton Rouge area here, and the full story about the disqualifications here.
