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DOTD: Traffic backup due to acccident on Evangeline Thruway near I-10 cleared
UPDATE, 8:45 a.m.: According to DOTD, the blocked lane has been cleared.
ORIGINAL STORY: LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Traffic is backed up on south Evangeline Thruway due to an accident near I-10 according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
The backup is reportedly as long a four miles.
According to DOTD, the left lane is blocked.