A DOTD worker is dead after he was fatally struck by a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist on Interstate 610 in New Orleans yesterday. 23-year-old Eric Anthony of New Orleans died at a local hospital, and 26-year-old Oscar Perez-Moran of Arabi has been charged with negligent homicide. Trooper Jacob Puche urges drivers to follow the state’s “move-over” law.
Investigators are still determining why Perez-Moran’s vehicle left the road. Routine toxicology tests are pending.
Entergy Louisiana is sending 130 lineworkers and support personnel to assist Georgia Power in response to the potential impacts from Hurricane Helene. Entergy Louisiana Lineworker Dylan Granger is leading a convoy of bucket trucks to the Peach State…
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The state is launching a pilot program next week to introduce people to the state parks. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A cold front is moving through the state today and it will lower the temperatures and humidity. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the cooler weather should hang around into the weekend, even for Saturday night’s LSU game…
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