Louisiana

Beginning October 13, the Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri will be closed for repairs. The Missouri Department of Transportation reports the crews will be working on replacing bridge expansion joints among other things. They expect the bridge to be closed through October 17.

Missouri Route 79 is now OPEN between Louisiana and Clarksville after being closed due to flooding of the Mississippi River. Route 79 south of Clarksville still remains closed at this time. MoDOT crews have will continue to monitor River levels...

The public is invited to an open-house style meeting to view the recommended location options for a new bridge at U.S. 54 over the Mississippi River in Louisiana, Missouri on Tuesday, October 1 from 4:30 - 6 p.m. at the Twin Pikes YMCA in Louisiana.

The summer is coming to an end. With the fall season, there are plenty of events and activities scheduled all around the area. Here is a guide to 2013 Fall events around the area.:

Water has receded from U.S. 54 on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River at the Champ Clark Bridge, and IDOT and MoDOT crews opened the road to traffic just a few minutes ago.  The bridge was closed last week due to flooding from the Mississippi River.

This evening, Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m., IDOT and MoDOT crews will close the Champ Clark Bridge on US 54 over the Mississippi River at Louisiana in Pike County due to flooding in Illinois.

Graduation time is here! 13-years of hard work have all come down to this. As the parent of a Senior, I couldn't be prouder. For those of you looking for information about this years area graduation ceremonies, I have taken the liberty of making the phone calls for you...

Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25, 2013, MoDOT will be working on the Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri. Crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with flagmen controlling traffic through the work zone area.

There has been much talk the past few months about a new bridge at Louisiana, Mo.

Donuts are delicious. There aren't many people in the world that don't like them. Most of us eat too many of them. One local business is celebrating a unique accomplishment.  Daybreak Donuts & Diner in Louisiana is celebrating its one millionth donut!