My GOD the last few days have been HORRIBLE traveling this direction. I am in school at FranU and left for class at 8:50 and didn't get there until 11:15.

Blocked off a sh*t-ton of traffic for a 6' x 12' piece of concrete being worked on. On the way home, from the Whiskey Bay exit to the beginning of the bridge, traffic was dead-stop bumper to bumper. Leaving BR was the same. Bumper to bumper until about the exit to Lafayette to the bridge.

Anyone know any shortcuts or less-traveled roads from Youngsville to BR (past LSU?)

This post was edited on 11/16/23 at 7:10 pm

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Posted by nicholastiger

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Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:01 pm to JRE1980

You’re doomed
Hopefully you finish before Baton Rouge becomes gridlock

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Posted by PassGassed

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Posted on 11/16/23 at 7:04 pm to nicholastiger

The construction is eastbound

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Posted by Hamma1122

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Posted on 11/16/23 at 8:32 pm to JRE1980

All construction is E bound. You just caught bad luck on way home

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Posted by BatonRougeBuckeye

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Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:23 am to JRE1980

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Anyone know any shortcuts or less-traveled roads from Youngsville to BR (past LSU?)

Ive traveled this a lot and I almost always go north on I-49 to Opelousas and cut over on 190 and come across the Old Ms River bridge. It's definitely longer but the Basin Bridge is always such a crap shoot, especially now. At least if you go 190 you know it's going to be about a 1 hr 20 min drive but no more. Basin bridge could be an hour, could be 4 hours. Just not worth the risk in my opinion and in some ways I just can't stand not moving, however irrational that may seem.

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