A 17-year-old girl was killed Monday in a boating accident on Blind River, in Livingston Parish. State Wildlife & Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck says Slidell resident Madison Bradley was standing on the front of a pontoon boat OUTSIDE its protective handrail…:
CUT 03 (11) “…from the vessel.”
Her body was found hours later. The boat’s driver was charged with vehicular homicide, DUI and reckless operation. Madison’s is the state’s 20th boating death so far this year.
There was a boating tragedy near-miss over the July 4th holiday on Lake Ponchartrain, when a family’s boat started taking on water and capsized. All four aboard went into the water. The lake was loaded with Sunday night boaters, and a nearby Good Samaritan came alongside and pulled the father, mother and two boys to safety. No one was hurt and the second boater is being called a hero.
One bill recently signed into law is HB 963, which requires the state’s public schools to provide instruction in water safety. Proposed by Larose Representative Joseph Orgeron, he says it was a deeply personal issue for his constituency. Darby and Nicole Bourgeois lost their son Riley to a drowning at a neighborhood swim party and lent their voices as Orgeron moved his bill through the legislature…:
CUT 06(12) “…Riley Bourgeois Act.”
After Monday’s mass shooting in a Chicago suburb, voices are again calling for stiffer control of guns and who can buy them. New Orleans Democrat Congressman Troy Carter says Democrats and Republicans need to continue to unite to address the issue; like they did with approving aid for Ukraine…:
CUT 13(12) “…20 hospitalized.”