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Bonnet Carre Spillway bridge to close for repairs Sunday after helicopter crash
December 17, 2021 4:14 PM
NEW ORLEANS - I-10 will be closed in both directions Sunday at the Bonnet Carre Spillway to repair power line damage caused by a deadly helicopter crash on the bridge earlier this week. The closure is scheduled from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19 so Entergy crews can... more » -
India's top military chief among 13 killed in air force helicopter crash
December 8, 2021 4:39 AM
India's defense chief and 13 others were killed in a helicopter crash that occurred in southern Tamil Nadu state Wednesday. According to CNN , the Indian Air Force confirmed Wednesday that the country’s top military official, General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 other defense officials were killed... more » -
LA judge rules Vanessa Bryant will not have to submit to psych exam
November 2, 2021 9:08 AM
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles county's attempt to convince a judge that Kobe Bryant's widow should submit to a psychiatric evaluation has failed, meaning Vanessa Bryant can move forward with her lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. According to The Week , LA County's request for the... more » -
Pilot who spent 12 hours floating in MS River after crash released from hospital
August 21, 2021 10:02 AM
ST. FRANCISVILLE - A pilot who was found floating in the Mississippi River for 12 hours after his helicopter crashed was released from a Baton Rouge hospital Saturday. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said the man was seen holding on to a propane bottle, floating in the river... more » -
Officials cite pilot error in 2019 helicopter crash that killed 3 LSU grads
May 28, 2021 8:06 AM
In 2019, seven people were killed in a helicopter crash while vacationing in the Bahamas and according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, the crash was due to pilot error. The Advocate reports that according to a recent decision from the Safety Board, when pilot David Jude and... more » -
Helicopter attempting to land in Lafayette Parish goes down on Tuesday evening
March 10, 2021 7:09 AM
LAFAYETTE PARISH - A helicopter crash occurred in the town of Duson on Tuesday (March 9) evening, according to KATC . The news outlet said the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed the 4 p.m. incident, saying the helicopter went down in the 1800 block of Denais Road. One... more » -
New details emerge regarding helicopter crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant
June 18, 2020 10:06 AM
New information regarding the January 26 helicopter crash that took the lives of nine individuals, including basketball player Kobe Bryant and Bryant's daughter Gianna, suggests the pilot may have been disoriented by weather conditions. According to ABC News , the cause of the helicopter crash has yet to be... more » -
Vanessa Bryant breaks silence for the first time since helicopter crash
January 30, 2020 12:50 PM
LOS ANGELES- Vanessa Bryant, Kobe Bryant's widow, makes her first public statement since the helicopter crash with a post on Instagram. Kobe, 41, and daughter Gianna, (Gigi) 13, were among the nine people who died on Sunday when their helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California. Vanessa has three other... more » -
Sheriff identifies body of crashed Helicopter pilot found in Atchafalaya Basin
August 3, 2016 10:16 PM
IBERIA PARISH - Officials have identified body of a pilot whose helicopter crashed in the Atchafalaya Basin, according to a KATC Report. Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal identified the pilot as 29-year-old Casey Clark of Great Falls, Montana. He says Clark was a pilot working for Gulf Coast Helicopters.... more »