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  • Conn. train derailment slows down commuters

    May 20, 2013 8:46 AM

    HARTFORD, Conn. - Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service. Metro-North is using a fleet of 120 buses at the Bridgeport train station to help rail... more »
  • Crews working to contain oil after tugs collide on river

    February 14, 2013 10:55 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Coast Guard and other emergency responders are on the Mississippi River, working to contain an oil spill after some tugboats collided. An official with the USCG told WBRZ News 2, a tug and barge was docked, off loading an oil product when another tug and barge... more »
  • 29-year-old dies in collision with freight train Play Video

    December 12, 2012 8:41 PM

    WALKER- A 29-year-old woman was killed when she drove her car into the path of a freight train Wednesday afternoon. Walker Police said Laraye London-Phillips died after she was airlifted to an area hospital. London-Phillips was from Denham Springs. London-Phillips was hit as she turned from Florida Boulevard onto... more »
  • Train, vehicle collide in Walker

    December 12, 2012 5:15 PM

    WALKER - Authorities in Livingston Parish say a train collided with another vehicle this afternoon in Walker. Walker Police said it happened at at Sunland Drive and Florida Blvd. A department spokesperson said there were injuries, but couldn't say how many people were hurt or how badly. Police... more »
  • One critically injured in wreck

    June 6, 2012 12:28 PM

    BATON ROUGE - One person is in critical condition after a vehicle wreck this morning. EMS were called out to 3200 Sycamore after the wreck happened just after 10 a.m. They transported one person to a local hospital. There's no word on what caused the wreck. Police are... more »
  • La. ranks 4th in train-vehicle crashes, injuries

    March 6, 2012 9:26 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana recorded fewer vehicle-train collisions and fatalities last year, but the number of related injuries rose slightly. That's according to preliminary 2011 data from the Federal Railroad Administration. Louisiana Operation Lifesaver said Monday the state ranked fourth nationally in the number of collisions and fourth in injuries... more »
  • Oil spilled following river collision

    February 17, 2012 7:16 AM

    LAPLACE - A five-mile stretch of the Mississippi River in southern Louisiana is closed following an oil spill. The Coast Guard says a tugboat pushing an oil tanker barge collided with a crane barge about 2 a.m. Friday, tearing a gash into the double-hulled tank. The accident occurred... more »
  • Man dies in Christmas Eve collision

    December 25, 2011 12:27 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A head-on collision late Christmas Eve left one man dead in Baton Rouge. It happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 12000 block of Highland Road near Siegen Lane. Sheriff's deputies say two vehicles were traveling east and west on Highland Road when they collided into... more »
  • I-10 traffic flowing smoothly after morning delays

    December 20, 2011 5:44 AM

    Update: All lanes are open on I-10 West. BATON ROUGE - An accident involving two tractor trailers caused major traffic congestion along I-10 westbound this morning. The accident is now cleared, however delays continued along the interstate for hours. more »
  • Search for missing man after boat collision

    September 28, 2011 2:27 PM

    HOUMA, La. - The Coast Guard is searching for a man after a boat collision in the Houma Navigational Canal. The Coast Guard was notified about the collision around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities say one of the boats, an aluminum-hulled oyster boat, sank and a person who was... more »
  • Victim identified in pedestrian collision in Baton Rouge

    September 8, 2011 2:55 PM

    A pedestrian who died after being hit by a car overnight in Baton Rouge, has been identified. Police say Thach Nguyen stepped in front of a 1993 Geo Prism just after midnight in the 9100 block of South Choctaw. Nguyen was taken to the hospital, where he died.... more »
  • Girl missing after being thrown from boat

    July 17, 2011 12:31 PM

    CHALMETTE, La.- The Coast Guard is searching for a 12-year-old girl who was thrown from a boat following a collision with another boat Saturday in St. Bernard Parish. Authorities say the accident happened about 5:30 p.m. in Shell Beach Bayou. A boat searched for the girl through the... more »
  • Woman from Holden killed in head-on collision

    May 22, 2011 10:31 AM

    WALKER, La.- A woman from Holden died in a head-on collision. It happened on LA 447 south of I-12 in Livingston Parish yesterday evening. Louisiana State Police say 50-year-old Trudy Hebert died after crossing the center line and crashing head-on into an oncoming truck. Her car rolled off the... more »
  • EBR Sheriff involved in wreck, deputy injured

    March 29, 2011 2:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An SUV driven by Sheriff Sid Gautreaux was involved in a wreck that injured an East Baton Rouge deputy riding in his vehicle today. Gautreaux told News 2 after the collision he was turning left off of Acadian Thruway onto the I-10 West on-ramp, and didn't... more »
  • One person injured in crash on I-10E

    February 8, 2011 2:49 PM

    GROSSE TETE - Traffic was at a standstill on I-10E this afternoon while State Police worked an accident west of Baton Rouge. EMS reported a single-vehicle accident at mile marker 145 near Grosse Tete. A vehicle had gone off the road and into a stand of trees, and appeared... more »
  • Police identify victim killed in head-on crash

    February 4, 2011 3:41 PM

    BATON ROUGE – A Baton Rouge woman died after she was hit head-on in a three-vehicle crash last night, according to city police. Sgt. Don Stone identified the victim as 22-year-old Brooke Stimac, and said her vehicle was hit after she collided with another vehicle on Greenwell Springs Road just... more »
  • Van hits 18-wheeler head-on, blocks I-10W

    January 13, 2011 11:18 AM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - A head-on collision between a van and an 18-wheeler this morning has nearly shut down I-10 westbound near Prairieville. According to State Police, the driver of the van was critically injured when he drove across the median and into the path of the 18-wheeler, hitting it head-on. The... more »
  • Drivers unharmed in fiery wreck on Hwy 1

    December 17, 2010 6:25 PM

    PLAQUEMINE- A fiery collision between an 18-wheeler and a dump truck caused a lot of damage, but little injury this morning. People could see the smoke billowing for miles after the wreck near a Dow Chemical plant. More than 50 firefighters were eventually called out to deal with the... more »
  • Houma woman killed after walking in front of SUV

    November 27, 2010 12:48 PM

    HOUMA – A 38-year-old Houma woman died after walking in front of a car early this morning, according to State Police. Investigators said Angelina M. Allen was killed when she walked in front of an oncoming SUV on LA 315 around 5:44 a.m., and the drive was unable to avoid... more »
  • Two dead after three-vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish

    October 15, 2010 8:48 PM

    Two women are dead after a three-vehicle crash on Industrial Boulevard in Terrebonne Parish around 1:30 p.m. today. Authorities said the driver of a Honda Civic, 44-year-old Samantha Marcel, Chauvin, and one of her passengers, 35-year-old Lalisa Robinson, Houma, died after a head-on collision involving another car driven by 26-year-old... more »
  • I-12 East blocked after crash in Baton Rouge

    September 22, 2010 2:56 PM

    UPDATE: 4:23 p.m. Traffic on Interstate 12 East is being let through in one lane only after after a three-vehicle wreck that critically injured one person. Paramedics report a 77-year-old person was trapped and critically injured in the collision, which happened near the intersection of I-12 and Essen... more »
  • Livingston deputy in hospital after colliding with SUV

    September 9, 2010 2:30 PM

    A Livingston Parish sheriff's deputy was sent to the hospital after a motorcycle wreck early this morning. Officials with the sheriff's office said around 6:30 a.m. Deputy Jack Alford Jr. collided with an SUV while on his patrol motorcycle near LA 447 and I-12 in Walker. Sheriff Willie... more »
  • 28-year-old dies in White Castle ATV collision

    September 7, 2010 6:12 PM

    Authorities in Iberville Parish said one person has died in the area's only fatal accident over the Labor Day weekend. White Castle Police said 28-year-old Jerome Wesley died Monday evening after the ATV he was riding went into the road near Louisiana Highway 1 and Lacroix Road and collided... more »
  • UPDATE: 28-year-old dies in White Castle ATV collision

    September 7, 2010 2:41 PM

    Authorities in Iberville Parish said one person has died in the area's only fatal accident over the Labor Day weekend. White Castle Police said 28-year-old Jerome Wesley died Monday evening after the ATV he was riding went into the road near Louisiana Highway 1 and Lacroix Road and collided... more »
  • Child killed in head-on collision

    May 16, 2010 9:39 AM

    An 8-year-old girl was killed and her mother was critically injured in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler. It happened Saturday afternoon on I-10 westbound near Grosse Tete. State Police say 39-year-old Steven Key was driving east on I-10 when he crossed the median and crashed into an... more »
  • Tugboat hits Sunshine Bridge

    February 25, 2010 11:37 AM

    A tug boat was damaged when it hit the Sunshine Bridge over the Mississippi River early Thursday morning, but Ascension Parish officials said the bridge did not sustain any damage. Rick Webre, director of the Ascension Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said The Natalie Alexander struck... more »

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