Officials at the University of South Carolina say the LSU/USC game may not be played in Columbia this weekend. Emelie Gunn reports…:
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State Police say a single vehicle crash in Assumption Parish has killed a Napoleonville woman. They say 63-year-old Thlema Rainey made a sharp right turn coming out of a left curve in the road when her car overturned and crashed into a ditch. She wasn’t buckled up and impairment is a suspected factor in the crash. She was pronounced dead on scene.
The state Department of Transportation begins taking public input today on the proposed I-49 Lafayette Connector project. The proposed 5.5 mile stretch of highway would start at I-10 and run through Lafayette. This is a critical piece of roadway needed to connect I-49 to New Orleans. DOTD spokesperson Diedra Druilhet says this is part of their $3 billion “Geaux South” program…:
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The “Geaux South” program would convert approximately 160 miles of the US 90 corridor to I-49 South.
Louisiana State Police say a Mississippi woman was killed in a wrong-way collision during the overnight hours on I-55 in Hammond. Trooper Dustin Dwight says the victim was not buckled up and driving her Nissan Altima recklessly…:
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They aren’t releasing the victim’s name at this time. The driver of the other vehicle was wearing a seatbelt and sustained moderate injuries.