The number of people killed on Louisiana roads has dropped to its lowest level in five years. Last year, 753 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes and of those victims, 261 were not buckled up. Mark Lambert with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says drivers cannot control what others do on the road, which is why wearing a seatbelt is so important.
Lambert says they are pleased to see that in 2024, a record was broken for the fewest number of people killed in motorcycle crashes. But pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities were up.
We’ve reached the halfway point in this year’s quiet hurricane season but LSU Health Climatologist, Barry Keim says there’s still time for a destructive storm to impact Gulf Coast.
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All options are on the table for the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney in the case of a man accused of raping a four-year-old child, including a punishment not carried out for that crime in more than 60 years.
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State Police say they are looking for a 1997 to 2004 Ford F-150 painted in turquoise green. It’s believed that vehicle was involved in a hit and run crash on I-10 in Jefferson Davis Parish on August 27th that killed 53-year-old Bonnie Fontenot of Jennings.