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  • America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck

    May 11, 2013 12:29 PM

    SAN FRANCISCO - The head of the America's Cup planning effort says he expects sailing's most prestigious event to go forward after the death of a sailor on a training run in the San Francisco Bay. In an interview Saturday morning, Stephen Barclay said he would await the results of... more »
  • LSP: Fog may be factor in deadly wreck Play Video

    February 5, 2013 6:21 PM

    NEW ROADS - State Police say 38-year-old Jody Harris of Ventress died after colliding with a school bus this morning. Harris, who investigators said was wearing a seatbelt at the time, drifted into oncoming traffic while rounding a curve on Hwy. 415 near Chenal Rd and hit a bus... more »
  • Troopers: person killed after walking into traffic

    January 3, 2013 10:23 PM

    ADDIS- A 36-year-old was killed after walking into traffic on LA 1 Thursday night. State Police said Emmanuelle Stewart was hit by a car near the Iberville/West Baton Rouge Parish line. "Stewart was attempting to cross LA 1 when he walked directly into the vehicle's path," a State... more »
  • One dead in car vs. pedestrian wreck

    January 3, 2013 7:29 PM

    ***THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED, CLICK HERE ADDIS - State Police confirmed one person died in a wreck involving a pedestrian this evening in West Baton Rouge. A State Police spokesperson said the deadly wreck happened on La. 1 near the border between West Baton Rouge and Iberville... more »
  • Woman killed in wreck had a history of traffic violations Play Video

    November 13, 2012 6:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge woman died this morning after driving into a van on Jefferson Highway. The woman, 29-year-old Shannan Taylor, was due in court tomorrow morning for driving without a license in an unregistered car. She was leaving her boyfriend's apartment, after they got into an... more »
  • LSP: Impairment suspect in deadly I-12 wreck

    November 2, 2012 6:20 PM

    HOLDEN - State Police said they suspect an impaired driver caused a wreck which killed a Walker man this morning on I-12 in Livingston Parish. Troopers said Clifford Morse, 31, of Covington was booked into the Livingston Parish Prison in suspicion of vehicular homicide, hit and run, DWI and... more »
  • 1 killed in St. Mary Parish crash

    October 29, 2012 10:12 AM

    FRANKLIN - State police say 34-year-old Franklin man died in a one-vehicle crash. The accident happened around 1:05 p.m. Saturday on U.S. Highway 90 east of Franklin. Troopers say an 18 wheeler, fully loaded with sugar cane, ran off the highway into Hansen Canal. The driver, Roderick Preston, was pronounced... more »
  • 74-year-old partially ejected, killed in crash on I-12

    October 11, 2012 10:11 PM

    ALBANY- A 74-year-old man died Thursday in a crash at an I-12 Exit in Livingston Parish. Bruce Beever died. State Police said he was not wearing a seat belt when his pick-up crashed. "He exited the interstate at Albany, when he lost control of the vehicle and slid... more »
  • Deadly crash closes I-12 at Albany

    October 11, 2012 6:04 PM

    ALBANY - A deadly wreck closed an exit off I-12 West in Livingston Parish this afternoon. State Police said the driver of a pickup lost control while exiting I-12 at Albany. They said his vehicle ran off the road and crashed, and the driver died at the scene. ... more »
  • Teen dies in Ponchatoula crash

    February 28, 2012 8:44 AM

    PONCHATOULA - State police say a 16-year-old boy died in a crash in front of Ponchatoula High School after he lost control of his pickup and spun into the path of a bus. Trooper First Class Nick Manale says Tyler Saizan of Ponchatoula was driving east on La. Highway 22... more »
  • Houma man killed in rollover crash

    November 24, 2011 4:47 PM

    HOUMA - State Police reported that a Houma man wasn't wearing his seatbelt when his truck ran off the road and flipped this morning, throwing him from the vehicle and killing him. Trooper Russell Graham said Michael Positerry, 47, was driving south on state highway 56 around 3 a.m.... more »
  • Police identify woman killed in I-110 wreck

    August 24, 2011 12:03 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police say a Baton Rouge woman died after the SUV she was in flipped on I-110 this morning. Sgt. Don Stone said that Tiffany Cage, 29, was not wearing her seatbelt when a back tire on her SUV unthreaded and she lost control. Emergency responders... more »
  • One person killed in Livingston Parish wreck

    June 29, 2011 4:12 PM

    LIVINGSTON - Louisiana State Police have identifed the victim in a fatal crash that occurred shortly before 3:00 pm on LA 449 south of LA 63 Wednesday. Troopers say Anna R. Martin, 64, of Pine Grove was driving a 2003 Ford pickup north on LA 449 when she entered... more »
  • 20-year-old killed in Lafourche Parish wreck

    November 28, 2010 9:51 AM

    LAFOURCHE – Authorities say a 20-year-old Abita Springs man died when his SUV ran off the road in Lafourche Parish this weekend. Blake Kenworthey was pronounced dead at the scene. Louisiana State Police said he was driving on US 90 west of the Des Allemands overpass when he ran off... more »
  • Ponchatoula woman charged in fatal accident

    November 27, 2010 10:19 AM

    HAMMOND - State police say an 18-year-old Ponchatoula woman is facing a negligent homicide charge after she drove past a stop sign without stopping and crashed into another woman's car, killing the other driver. State police say Leanne Keen also was booked with failure to yield at a stop sign.... more »
  • Victim identified in deadly EBR crash

    November 13, 2010 4:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State Police have identified the victim in a fatal one-vehicle crash Friday night as a 35-year-old Zachary man. Trooper Russell Graham said Joseph Nixon died when the pickup he was riding in went off the road near Blackwater Baptist Church and flipped, then hit a tree.... more »
  • La. man charged in DUI fatality in coastal Miss.

    October 24, 2010 2:21 PM

    Police say a man from Ticfaw, La., is charges with felony DUI in a wreck that killed a woman Friday on U.S. Highway 90 in coastal Pascagoula, Miss. Bond was set at $301,500 for 24-year-old Christopher Harper, and police said Saturday he's being held in the Pascagoula city jail.... more »
  • Two die, several injured in early-morning wrecks

    October 8, 2010 12:08 PM

    Two people died and several were injured in early-morning accidents around the area. Louisiana State Police say 21-year-old Benjamin J. Moreno of Covington was killed and his four passengers injured after his Honda Civic ran off the road. Investigators said he was heading east on U. S. 190 near the... more »
  • 7-year sentence for Folsom woman in fatal wreck

    September 11, 2010 10:30 AM

    A 23-year-old Folsom woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for wrecking her car while high on marijuana, leading to the death of a friend. Angela Sour pleaded guilty Friday to vehicular homicide. A judge in Covington said three of the seven years would be served without parole.... more »
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