Little ghouls and goblins will be roaming neighborhoods this evening, looking to fill their bags with treats. As they do, make sure they know how to stay safe. Lisa Freeman, the executive director of the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, says Halloween is historically one of the deadliest nights of the year in terms of vehicle-pedestrian crashes.

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Since 2019 in Louisiana, three-thousand people have been killed or injured in vehicle crashes during Halloween, according to data out of LSU.

Rain is in the forecast for today, but LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says scattered showers and thunderstorms are more likely during the daytime than trick or treat times…

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The St. Tammany Parish coroner is warning you about a supplement that’s widely available but could be deadly. Over the summer, a 36-year-old woman died in part of an overdose of the legal drug Kratom. Dr. Christopher Tape says since it’s readily available, people might not realize that it’s lethal in excessive doses.

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Kratom is not regulated by the FDA, so there are no standards to ensure its safety.

Nine Louisiana high schools are participating in the Buckle Up Phone Down High School Showdown. State transportation spokesman Rodney Mallett says this competition encourages students to pledge to buckle up and avoid using their phones while driving.

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The participating high schools are Berwick, LaGrange, Terrebonne, Plain Dealing, Plainview, Chalmette, Ponchatoula, Walker, and Neville.