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A PORTION OF U-S HIGHWAY 79 IN CLAIBORNE PARISH IS BACK OPEN THIS MORNING AFTER A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT TEMPORARILY CLOSED IT. THE U-S HIGHWAY 79 BYPASS IN HOMER WAS CLOSED JUST AFTER 11... THAT'S SO A MEDICAL HELICOPTER COULD LAND TO TAKE A PERSON INVOLVED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH TO LSU-HOSPITAL. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED TWO MILES SOUTH OF THE TRAVEL PLAZA STORE. THE MOTORCYCLIST IS BEING TREATED FOR MODERATE INJURIES.