State police consider excessive speed to be a factor in a fatal vehicular collision on La. 42 after a Port Vincent man over-corrected and struck his truck into a vehicle heading in the opposite direction. The victim was...
February 25, 2014
Truckers Hauling Hazardous Materials Ignore State Traffic Law
A state law was enacted fourteen years ago that designated Bluebonnet Drive in Baton Rouge as a roadway free of hazardous materials to provide the public a safe route in the event of an emergency. This law has not stopped...
February 15, 2014
Class Action Suit Approved for State Workers Exposed to Contaminants
A judge approved of class-action status for former and state workers who allege that they were exposed to contaminants when they worked at the Baton Rouge building that housed the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Almost 300...
February 6, 2014
Six-Year-Old Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run; Suspect Arrested
A six-year-old boy along with his nine-year-old sister were struck at a crosswalk at a Gentilly intersection by a man driving a Honda Crosstour, who immediately fled the scene after hitting the children with his vehicle. The
State police have worked on over 200 motor vehicle accidents on Interstate 10 after icy weather conditions consumed Southern Louisiana last Friday. Governor Bobby Jindal declared a “state of emergency” on Friday...