Three people are dead and three others injured after a train collided with a car in New Iberia. State Police say the vehicle, with six occupants, was stopped on the tracks and the train was unable to avoid the crash. Three of the vehicle occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. The three injured were transported to a local hospital where, at last report, two were listed in critical condition. Investigators are working to determine why the car was stopped on the tracks.

Severe weather is expected today over much of Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this warm-humid air mass that’s over the state could produce flash flooding, damaging winds, hail, and tornados. Keim says rain chances will remain high through Christmas Day, but today provides the highest risk for severe storms…

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He says the threat of severe weather extends across the entire state.

The body of a three year old child who wandered away from his house Monday night, was found in a canal Tuesday morning by the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office…

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The American Automobile Association projects that a record 100.5 million travelers will hit the road this holiday season. AAA spokesman Don Redman says this year’s holiday season is the “perfect storm” for people traveling…

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Nearly one in three Americans will travel 50 miles or more for the holidays and over 90- percent will do so by car.