Train back on track after Metairie derailment blocked crossings overnight

A train derailment in Metairie blocked multiple crossings Sunday morning.The train is back on the track and roads are opening up. Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department responded to a reported train derailment near Metairie Road and Frisco Avenue.No spills were reported, officials said. Railroad authorities were on scene.

METAIRIE, La. —

A train derailment in Metairie blocked multiple crossings Sunday morning.

The train is back on the track and roads are opening up.

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department responded to a reported train derailment near Metairie Road and Frisco Avenue.

No spills were reported, officials said. Railroad authorities were on scene.