MANDEVILLE, La. — Causeway authorities have closed Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge northbound and southbound due to a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries that injured sent 11 people to the hospital.
The closure happened around 8:30 a.m. during the Tuesday morning commute.
Carlton Dufrechou, the general manager of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, said there were six crashes — two on the southbound span and four on the northbound span. At least 11 people were transported to area hospitals…