NEW ORLEANS — Many who evacuated during Hurricane Katrina have vivid memories of contraflow, in which thousands of cars crawled for miles side-by-side in a desperate attempt to flee New Orleans.

Traffic is backed up for miles along Interstate 64 in Putnam County near the new eastbound contraflow lane that opened overnight. The eastbound contraflow lane is in the I-64 construction zone near ...

Warmer Gulf waters fuel faster hurricane intensification Evacuations remain difficult for elderly and medical facilities State task force proposed “evaculanes” to ease congestion Officials resist ...

TO NO TIME TO EVACUATE. BUT IF YOU DO PLAN TO EVACUATE, YOU NEED TO THINK FAST. WDSU TRAFFIC ANCHOR BRANDI B.HARRIS HAS THE ROAD MAP TO SAFETY. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A PLAN BEFORE A STORM IS HEADING OUR ...

NEW ORLEANS — Contraflow has not been used to evacuate the New Orleans area since Hurricane Gustav, thanks to the 72-hour notice required to put it into effect and the fact that storms rapidly ...