US traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop. But nearly 41,000 people died
FILE - In this aerial photo, responders are seen near wreckage in the aftermath of a fatal, multi-vehicle pileup on I-55 in Manchac, La., Oct. 23, 2023. The National HIghway Traffic Safety ... > react
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- May 01, 2024 07:28am
Agriculture experts also caution the negative impacts of heavy rainfall on crops as they say flood has been seen to bring more damage than a drought ... Read More
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Highway 90 commercial development and expansion taking shape in Waveland
- Louisiana
- Morgan City
- US 90
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- May 01, 2024 00:37am
90Representatives for the new Marriott hotel development, Express Oil Change, and hibachi restaurant were all introduced to the community at the event. Read More
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Semi-truck loses control, striking and killing driver on I-49 in Grandview
- Louisiana
- I-49 Near Stonewall
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- Apr 30, 2024 4:56pm
49Interstate 49 remains partially closed more than six hours after a fatal crash. Grandview police said just before 1 a.m. the driver of a semi lost control while heading southbound and stuck the median ... Read More
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- Apr 30, 2024 3:13pm
Louisiana State Police say Paul Dugas, 65, was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla west on I-12 when his car began traveling off the road, hitting a tree. Read More
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Latest I-49 Lafayette Connector designs offer option between roundabouts, traffic signals
- Louisiana
- Downtown Lafayette
- Lee Ave
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- Apr 30, 2024 2:45pm
The two latest concepts for the Interstate 49 Lafayette Connector, one with roundabouts replacing traffic signals at three intersections and both with sound barriers and accommodations for the histori ... Read More
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- Apr 30, 2024 1:29pm
10Soap star Haley Pullos will serve 90 days in jail after pleading no contest to a DUI from a 2023 crash after allegedly driving the wrong way on a freeway. Read More
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Covington man dies after traveling off I-12 and crashing into tree, state police say
- Louisiana
- LA-12
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- Apr 30, 2024 12:40pm
MANDEVILLE, La. - A Covington man is dead after his car traveled off Interstate 12 and hit a tree in Mandeville, according to Louisiana State Police Troop L. The crash happened around 7 p.m. Monday ... Read More
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Louisiana pedestrian killed in hit and run in Texarkana
- Louisiana
- I-12
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- Apr 30, 2024 09:53am
12A Baton Rouge man was struck and killed in a hit-and-run collision by an unidentified tractor-trailer driver late Friday. Read More
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Yellowstone visitor, possibly drunk, was injured after allegedly kicking a bison in the leg
- Louisiana
- I-55
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- Apr 30, 2024 08:30am
55An Idaho Falls, Idaho, man kicked a bison in the leg while visiting Yellowstone National Park and was arrested for allegedly approaching the bison herd and harassing it while under the influence of ... Read More
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Sunday night Berwick traffic stop for speeding ends in marijuana arrest
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- Robinson St
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- Apr 30, 2024 08:13am
BERWICK, La. ( KLFY) - A traffic stop in Berwick for speeding Sunday night yielded nearly 20 pounds of marijuana, authorities said. Donald Bissant, 41, of New Orleans, is charged with possession with ... Read More
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- Apr 30, 2024 05:17am
The new rule is designed to prevent many rear-end and pedestrian collisions and reduce the roughly 40,000 traffic deaths per year. Read More
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- Apr 30, 2024 00:05am
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The storms that struck the ArkLaTex on Sunday (April 28) spawned four EF-1 and two EF-0 tornadoes, preliminary storm damage surveys show. The National Weather Service office ... Read More
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THP: Man dies after EMS truck crashes into lawn mower
- Louisiana
- US 84
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- Apr 29, 2024 7:35pm
84A man has died following a crash involving a lawnmower in Washington County, Tennessee on Monday. According to a report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), the ... Read More
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- Apr 29, 2024 5:00pm
Paul Dugas Jr., 65, was driving a 2007 Toyota Corolla west on I-12 near the La. 59 exit north of Mandeville just before 7 p.m. when the vehicle veered off the road and struck a tree, State Police said ... Read More
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Holcomb remains focused on work ahead, not past wins
- Louisiana
- I-220
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- Apr 29, 2024 5:00pm
220and what very well may be the most spectacular highway rest area in the world on Interstate 65 just south of Lake County. '?Truly, for me, the sum is greater than any one of the individual parts,'? ... Read More
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- Apr 29, 2024 3:30pm
The Biden administration plans to require that all new cars and trucks come with pedestrian-collision avoidance systems that include automatic emergency braking technology by the end of the decade. Read More
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New Orleans mother of four fatally stabbed Saturday in Hammond
- Louisiana
- Hammond
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- Apr 29, 2024 1:59pm
H AMMOND, La. (WVUE) - A New Orleans woman died Saturday (April 27) after being found in the back seat of a vehicle bleeding from several stab wounds, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said. The ... Read More
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Take Oaxaca's new highway to discover the best beaches in the state
- Louisiana
- I-10-frontage-rd Arc
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- Apr 29, 2024 12:50pm
10A drive down Oaxaca's new highway takes in some of the very best beaches in the state. (Photos by Anna Bruce) ... Read More
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Flood death warnings issued for Missouri, Louisiana, Texas amid heavy storms and fatal weather conditions
- Louisiana
- Lake
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- Apr 29, 2024 11:40am
Powerful thunderstorms unleash large hail and flash floods in Texas and Louisiana. National Weather Service warns of high rainfall rates. Read More