State Police say a fatal crash in Ascension Parish Monday serves as another tragic reminder of the importance of seat belt use. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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If you purchased a Powerball ticket in Ascension Parish for the July 30th drawing you might want to go check your numbers. Brooke Thorington has more on an unclaimed prize of $50,000.
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State Police say a fatal wreck in Ascension Parish yesterday killed a passenger in a vehicle whose driver did not cause the accident. Trooper Christian Reed says it happened on US 61 around 3:30 PM.
Reed says the passenger was 39-year-old Brandi Hall, of Darrow. He says she wasn’t wearing a seat belt and died instantly. He says the driver wasn’t wearing one either but survived. Troopers say they cannot understand why some people don’t wear seat belts.
Reed says in the Ascension Parish crash, the driver of a Nissan Frontier was driving north on US 61, left the roadway, came back on the road, crossed the median, and hit a Chevy Equinox head-on in the southbound lane. He says the driver of the Nissan was wearing a seatbelt and sustained only minor injuries. Reed says if you aren’t wearing a seatbelt you are at risk for injury or death whether you are driving safely or not.
UPDATE: Jennie Alexander the driver of the Nissan has been arrested and charged with Negligent Homicide, Negligent Injuring, and Careless Operation.
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In Caddo Parish, four towns are taking precautions due to low water pressure after the extended freeze. Pallets of water have been distributed to Belcher, Gilliam, Greenwood, and Blanchard. Sargent Casey Jones with the Sheriff’s Office says public works distributed water.
The cold weather caused residents to run their water as a precaution to keep their pipes from freezing it impacted water pressure in the parish. Jones says they wanted to prepare for the worst should the water systems fail.
But Jones says they are encouraging residents not to stress the water systems any further and to conserve as much as possible in the meantime. They are asking residents to limit shower times and…
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The weather continues to cause several travel delays and flight cancellations across the country. Nick Chabarria with Triple-A says Southwest airlines has had the most cancellations compared to other airlines. And after numerous airlines had cancellations over the weekend now, they are playing catch up.
And with college bowl games on tap Chabarria says travel to those destinations could be snarled also as airlines play catch-up from last weekend.
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So, if you’re flying in the next few days Chabarria says to check ahead before driving to the airport so you aren’t stranded.
If your flight is canceled Chabarria recommends you visit transportation.gov to see what you are entitled to as a passenger.
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There’s a $50,000 Powerball prize that’s yet to be claimed and the ticket was sold in Ascension Parish for the July 30th drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says ticket holders have 180 days to claim a draw-style game prize and for this ticket, the deadline is January 26th.
If the prize isn’t claimed Chopin says per Louisiana law the money goes back to the lottery and is used for promotions or towards payouts for scratch-off games. But Chopin says they’d rather have the winner come forward and collect their $50,000 prize.
The winning ticket matched four of the five numbers drawn and the red Powerball number to win. Chopin says they’ve had ticket holders claim prizes at the last minute before and they’re hoping this story will bring forward another one.
You can also download the Louisiana Lottery app on your phone to scan draw tickets and scratch-offs to see if they are winners. Winners of large prizes will need to contact a lottery office to claim their prize.
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