NEW ORLEANS — Many who evacuated during Hurricane Katrina have vivid memories of contraflow, in which thousands of cars crawled for miles side-by-side in a desperate attempt to flee New Orleans.

Contraflow was once Louisiana’s go-to strategy for last-minute mass evacuations, though it isn’t always possible to implement.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — Drivers started using a new contraflow on southbound Interstate 75 early Tuesday morning and there have already been two crashes on that stretch of the highway. The lane opened to ...

Warmer Gulf waters fuel faster hurricane intensification Evacuations remain difficult for elderly and medical facilities State task force proposed “evaculanes” to ease congestion Officials resist ...