re: Need advice on the commute from BR to Lafayette - Opelousas

I don't ever have I-10 problems in the morning, but if you are getting back to Baton Rouge between 5:45 and 6:15 you are gonna sit in traffic going over the bridge for at least 20 minutes. I'd come back from Opelousas on 190 and go over the old bridge and call it a day.

Been there done that. Take 190 because all though it may not be the fastest approach every time, it will also keep you from wasting 4 hours once a month after a horrific crash. Nothing like spending hours with your engine off sitting on the Atchafalaya , talking to people in other cars and pissing down the side of your car. Even if you can cross the new Mississippi bridge with little traffic I still recommend 190 because of all the crashes that take place in that Atchafalaya stretch. Just drive the speed limit through Morganza and a couple other spots.

I've driven from WBR to Broussard for almost 15 years. 1:15 in the morning. Your time should be less if NOT going south on the thruway. bout the same on the way home, but the OMB or MRB is gonna kill your time. 190 adds an extra 15 minutes to my travel.

just get a good traffic app and make sure you use it before you head out or home. You'll know where you need to go.

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What are the no times you want to avoid on 10?

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days that end in Y.



obviously rush hour (am and pm). There really is no good time on I10 as accidents aren't scheduled. With construction work in the Laffy area, it can turn to shite quick. That's why I said get a good traffic app and use it. Its not as bad as some here make it sound. Just know before you go.

and learn all the little shitty back roads through Breaux Bridge, Henderson, Arnaudville, Port Barre, etc. They can help when things get bad on the interstate.

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Easily 190. No traffic 

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The traffic usually isn't OOC on 190 but it has its moments.