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I-10 reopens after a fatal crash closed the interstate for hours

Three eastbound lanes on Interstate 10 are now open after a fatal crash at Louisa Street caused heavy traffic Monday morning.

NEW ORLEANS — All three eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 reopened to traffic in New Orleans following a fatal crash Monday morning.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, the single-vehicle crash occurred on I-10 at Louisa Street before 8:44 a.m. and claimed the life a woman motorist when she apparently lost control and struck the left guard rail.

Police say the car then swerved across all lanes and struck the right guardrail before flipping upside down.

The crash had traffic backing up to the I-10/610 split. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Authorities have not released the identity of the woman killed in the crash.

This is an ongoing story and will be updated when further information becomes available.

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