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I-55 Louisiana Road Conditions
Radar and live pavement conditions on the 66 miles of I-55 in Louisiana — plus closures, road work and city-by-city weather across the state.
Updated Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM CDT · Mostly dry, wet in places
Lowest 77°F near New Orleans, Louisiana · Highest wind 2 mph near New Orleans, Louisiana
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I-55 runs 66 miles across Louisiana. It passes New Orleans.
- Interstate: I-55
- State: Louisiana
- Length in state: 66 mi
Weather data from Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM CDT
77°F
82°F
2 mph
30.00-30.03 inHg
Current I-55 in Louisiana Conditions by State
I-55 crosses 66 miles of Louisiana, from the Mississippi line to its end in the state. That is 7% of I-55's 964 miles.
No full closures are reported on I-55 in Louisiana as of Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM CDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.
| Place | Snow a year | Snow days | Freezing nights | Freeze–thaw days | First freeze | Last freeze | Days over 90°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans | — | — | 3.8 | 3.8 | Dec 27 | Jan 31 | 93.1 |
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-55 in Louisiana
From Ponchatoula to Kentwood, with the position of each town measured along this stretch itself — counted from the Ponchatoula end, not from a state milepost, so it will not match the numbers on the signs.
- 25 mi Ponchatoula 1.0 mi off the road
- 31 mi Hammond 2.7 mi off the road
- 31 mi Albany 4.8 mi off the road
- 42 mi Independence 1.1 mi off the road
- 48 mi Amite City 1.1 mi off the road
- 62 mi Kentwood
Places from the US Census Gazetteer and population estimates, both public domain; distances measured along this page's own route geometry.
Summaries fetched Sep 14, 2026 7:03 AM CDT
New Orleans, LA weather
- In New Orleans, LA, the current weather conditions indicate a sunny day with a temperature of 79.9°F and a humidity level of 89%
- The maximum feels-like temperature is forecasted to reach 105.8°F in about 5 to 6 hours, which poses a moderate temperature risk for outdoor activities
- Wind speeds are light, at approximately 1.6 mph coming from the northwest (300°)
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 29.9 inHg
- Visibility is good at 9.9 miles
- There are currently no active weather alerts for the area.
I-55 in Louisiana Road Weather FAQ
- Is Interstate 55 in Louisiana closed right now?
- No full closures are reported on I-55 in Louisiana. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
- What are I-55 in Louisiana road conditions today?
- The map on this page colors the route along I-55 in Louisiana by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Sep 14, 2026 9:33 PM CDT. Right now temperatures run from 77°F to 82°F and the strongest wind is 2 mph.
- Where are Louisiana road closures reported officially?
- Louisiana's official traveler information service is 511la.org, and it is where closures and restrictions are reported.
- How often are I-55 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.
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