The nation is mourning the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed along with his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash.  Despite the terrible news the Pelicans played and defeated the Celtics yesterday. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry says it was tough for the team to prepare mentally for the game, and even after blowing out one of the best teams in the league, it was hard to really enjoy it.
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Both the Celtics and Pelicans began the game with 24-second shot clock violations in honor of Kobe, who wore 24.
Two people are dead following a drag race that happened on a Baton Rouge street. Sergeant Don Coppola says the two cars bumped each other, sending them off the roadway, killing a bicyclist and one of the drivers. Coppola says the driver who survived, 57-year-old Lattimore Brock of Baton Rouge faces multiple charges…
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The bicyclist who died has been identified as 24-year-old Deondrick Rudd of Jeanerette.
Two people not wearing a seatbelt were killed in a head-on crash in Vermilion Parish this morning on Highway 14. State Police Trooper Thomas Gossen says 29-year-old Kiristan Mitchell drifted into the other lane on the curvy highway…
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Mithcell died and the other driver was pronounced dead too, 18-year-old Kalix Broussard, a former star running back at Vermilion Catholic.
Juries may soon get to know if someone injured in a car crash was wearing a seatbelt, something not allowed under current law.  Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt has pre-filed a bill for the change and says the juries should be aware if someone is negligent in mitigating damages from not being properly restrained.
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Hewitt says there is hope this bill could result in lower claims and lower settlements with insurance companies, with that savings being passed along to consumers.