I-49 Louisiana Road Conditions

I-49 crosses 207 miles of Louisiana, from the Arkansas line to its end in the state. That is 38% of I-49's 548 miles.

Inside Louisiana it meets I-20 at Shreveport, and I-10 at Lafayette.

By mile marker, I-49 passes Lafayette 0 · Shreveport 207.

No full closures are reported on I-49 in Louisiana as of Oct 8, 2026 11:03 PM CDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Louisiana. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Towns Along I-49 in Louisiana

From Shreveport to Scott, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Shreveport end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.

1. 1 mi Shreveport 2.1 mi off the road
2. 16 mi Stonewall 3.4 mi off the road
3. 70 mi Natchitoches 3.0 mi off the road
4. 120 mi Pineville 3.4 mi off the road
5. 122 mi Alexandria 1.5 mi off the road
6. 132 mi Woodworth 2.9 mi off the road
7. 157 mi Bunkie 4.3 mi off the road
8. 188 mi Opelousas
9. 197 mi Sunset
10. 203 mi Carencro
11. 207 mi Lafayette 3.8 mi off the road
12. 207 mi Scott 4.9 mi off the road

Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.

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I-49 in Louisiana Road Weather FAQ

Is Interstate 49 in Louisiana closed right now?

No full closures are reported on I-49 in Louisiana. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.

What are I-49 in Louisiana road conditions today?

The map on this page colors the route along I-49 in Louisiana by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 8, 2026 11:03 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 66°F to 73°F and the strongest wind is 4 mph.

Where are Louisiana road closures reported officially?

Louisiana's official traveler information service is 511LA, at 511la.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.

How often are I-49 in Louisiana road conditions updated?

The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.