For the second year in a row, Louisiana is number-one in the nation for road rage incidents, ranging from aggressive driving to dangerous interactions, including gunfire. LSU transportation expert Brian Wolshon says it’s easy, and sometimes natural, to be frustrated on the roadway – but he says people should always expect the unexpected.
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Speed was the cause of a fatal accident in Lafayette yesterday according to Lafayette Police Sgt Robin Green. 3 people died when a vehicle traveling at high speed struck a stopped vehicle at E. Broussard and Johnson St. pushing it into a vehicle stopped at the intersection on Johnson St. Green says the driver of the first vehicle 21-year-old Joseph Prejean of Lafayette died at the scene.
They are identified as 36-year-old Cherita Washington and 17-year-old Chase Washington of Duson.
Governor Jeff Landry plans to attend a dogsledding event in Greenland. Jeff Palermo reports it’s part of his new part-time job as President Trump’s special envoy to Greenland.
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New Orleans is in the running to host the 2031 Super Bowl. NOLA-dot-com columnist Jeff Duncan says the city will have to make a strong pitch to the NFL. The Superdome is 50 years old, but Duncan doesn’t think that will be a problem for 2031 but beyond that…