April 30, 2013 Fatal Louisiana Automobile Accident Caused by Drunk Driver DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs woman remained in the Livingston Parish Detention Center Tuesday on counts of vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated and careless operation following a fatal wreck early Sunday morning. Witnesses said Kadie Matthews, 24, 24392 Millican Drive, Read Full Story
April 15, 2013 Motorist Assistance Patrol Worker Killed in Accident on I-10 Bridge A MAP employee was killed early Monday morning while cleaning debris off the middle lane of the I-10 bridge. MAP, or Motorist Assistance Patrol, is contracted by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to assists motorists and improve traffic Read Full Story
April 9, 2013 Supreme Court News: Affirmative Action Stands…For Now The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions case involving an LSU graduate back to a lower court for another look. The court’s 7-1 decision Monday leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the continued use Read Full Story
April 2, 2013 One Dead, At Least Seventy Three Injured in Louisiana Plant Explosion An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant Thursday morning killed one person and injured 73 more, Gov. Bobby Jindal said. The explosion took place at Williams Olefins chemical plant in Ascension Parish, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, state Read Full Story
March 27, 2013 Car containing body believed to be missing teacher found in Bayou St. John A family’s agonizing, months-long search for missing Jefferson Parish teacher Terrilynn Monette appeared to end Saturday when her car was pulled from Bayou St. John at Harrison Avenue with a body in the driver’s seat. While an autopsy still must be Read Full Story
March 7, 2013 UPDATE-Louisiana Plane Crash Victim Identified A plane crashed and exploded in a Baker subdivision Friday afternoon shortly after taking off from Baton Rouge Metro Airport, killing the pilot and igniting two homes that were struck by the wreckage, authorities said. No injuries were reported on Read Full Story
March 5, 2013 UPDATE-Baker La Plane Crash Authorities are reporting that the airplane involved in today's plane crash in Baker Louisiana was a King Air 200 occupied by a single pilot and no passengers. The pilot is believed to have perished in the fiery crash. So far, Read Full Story
March 1, 2013 Tweeting ban bill advances Drivers would be banned from tweeting, posting on Instagram or using other social networks under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee. The measure, Senate Bill 147, cleared the panel without objection. State Sen. Dale Read Full Story
February 2, 2013 UPDATE-Livingston Parish School Board Member The man allegedly struck and killed by Livingston Parish School Board President Malcolm Sibley early Saturday had stopped the truck he was driving after arguing with a passenger, a State Police spokesman said Tuesday. William Iasigi, 21, of Liberty, Miss., and Read Full Story
January 29, 2013 UPDATE-Two Remain Hospitalized After Pair of Industrial Explosions in Ascension Parish Louisiana Three people remain hospitalized in Baton Rouge from two industrial accidents in Ascension Parish last week that killed three and injured 108, hospital officials confirmed Monday. Two men remained Monday in hospitals after the Williams Olefins explosion 8:37 a.m. Thursday near Read Full Story
