SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – According to the Louisiana Department of Transportation, traffic was backed up along a large section of I-20 E.

According to LaDOT’s map showing the traffic jam reached from just before exit 17A to just after Texas Ave. Traffic cameras show significant congestion on I-20 E near Lakeshore Dr.

Officials have not yet released the cause of the jam. Dispatch records show police and EMS were called to the area around 4:10 p.m. for a major accident.