NEW ORLEANS—Several people were injured Tuesday morning after foggy conditions contributed to several car crashes that forced the closure of the 24-mile-long bridge connecting the north and south shores of southeast Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain. By early evening, both spans had reopened.
Carlton Dufrechou, the general manager of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, said there were six crashes—two on the southbound span and four on the northbound span. St. Tammany Parish fire officials told local news outlets that 33 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries. There were no fatalities.
Dufrechou said he didn’t know the exact number of vehicles involved in the crashes or the total number of injuries….