Suspected improvised explosive device at Teche Motel, Main Street lane closed

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the suspected device as an improvised explosive device (IED), which is a homemade bomb or destructive device.

One lane of Main Street from Gajan to Deare Street has been closed, according to NIPD.

Motorists are told to avoid the area.

ORIGINAL: NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY)-- Multiple agencies are currently at the Teche Motel in New Iberia after officers discovered suspicious devices that needed further investigation, according to the New Iberia Police Department.