The 16 year-old who was driving the vehicle that crashed in Ouachita Parish and killed 5 of the 8 family members on their way to Walt Disney World has been issued a citation for careless operation. State Trooper Michael Reichardt says the teenager has to deal with so much…
CUT 7 (06) Q: ‘tragic accident’
Two adults and three of their children died in the crash on I-20, and were not buckled up.

As we approach Thanksgiving, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is coordinating a “Click or Ticket” campaigned aimed at saving lives. The numbers are improving according to Executive Director Lt. Col. John LeBlanc…
CUT 4 (11) Q: ’87 percent’
Thanksgiving is traditionally the most dangerous driving time of the year.

————————

The Jindal Administration announced this morning that the state will eliminate 167 un-used positions as part of the mid-year budget cut plan to fill the $171 million dollar budget shortfall. Jeremy Alford from LApolitics-dot-com says the Jindal Administration reports it’s found $130 million in unused funding…:
CUT 10 (08) Q: ” spending”
Alford says says there will be meeting in December by the Joint Budget Committee to review the plan more thoroughly.

So more unstable weather is on the way this weekend, and some areas of the state could be in for a rough ride with storms. And a lot of wind and rain by Sunday…
CUT 14 (08) Q: ’12 to 18 hour period’
Robert Ricks, Lead Forecaster with the National Weather Service Office in Slidell.