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Dump truck goes off-road in Central, ends up submerged in canal
October 19, 2023 3:42 PM
CENTRAL - A dump truck landed in a canal after it went off-road while driving on a highway in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Central Police Department responded to the crash around 1 p.m. on Magnolia Bridge Road, between Old Wax Road and Greenwell Springs Road. The highway was... more » -
Paramedic hospitalized after deadly ambulance crash gives update on his recovery
July 7, 2023 2:05 PM
MORGANZA - An Acadian Ambulance worker says he'll have to learn to walk all over again after he survived a violent wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish last week. Hunter Fruge said in a post on social media that injuries he suffered in the wreck included fracturing every rib on... more » -
Local EMS workers, scheduled to be among initial recipients of Pfizer's vaccine, await its arrival Play Video
December 15, 2020 7:05 AM
BATON ROUGE - Paramedics across Louisiana will be among those first in line to receive Pfizer's COVID vaccination. Governor John Bel Edwards pushed for all frontline health care workers, including EMS personnel, to be included in Phase One of the state's inoculation process. The fact that EMS facilities,... more » -
NWS: Powerful straight line winds cause significant damage in Livingston Parish Play Video
May 12, 2017 4:35 PM
WALKER - A large area of severe straight line winds caused significant damage in Livingston Parish just north of Walker Friday afternoon. Damages from the straight line winds included more than 50 large hard and soft wood trees uprooted or snapped, utility lines downed and and light to moderate... more » -
Stroke victim waits 18 min for EMS, wants solution Play Video
June 16, 2016 6:19 PM
WEST FELICIANA PARISH - Every second counts when it's a matter of life or death, and for one St. Francisville man, waiting 18 minutes for the paramedics to arrive, is a problem. Last year, when Ewen Ritchie had a mini-stroke, firefighters arrived 10 minutes after the call was placed,... more »