LIVE VIDEO From WBRZ TV in Baton Rouge where power lines are down across the lanes of travel near the Essen Lane exit. Beware if you're driving that direction today.

This is a popular weekend for people to be heading east to the beaches in Mississippi, Alabama or Florida. The traffic tie-up is causing massive backups.

We'll update the story as it becomes available.

 

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