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  • 11-year-old struck by truck on Perkins Rd. Play Video

    May 19, 2013 12:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE, La. - An 11-year-old boy is seriously injured after being hit by a truck on Perkins Rd. and Metairie Dr. near Siegen Ln. Sunday around 11:45 a.m., according to State Police. The boy was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition. Witnesses say the... more »
  • Man pleads for help on hood of truck in Baton Rouge Play Video

    May 18, 2013 5:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE, La. - A man pleaded for help after jumping on the hood of a moving truck on Coursey Blvd. after his sign was picked up, according to Baton Rouge Police Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. Stubbs says the man was on Coursey selling shrimp when another man driving a... more »
  • Truck wreck closes highway near I-10

    May 13, 2013 2:53 PM

    SORRENTO - An 18-wheeler wreck shut down an intersection just off I-10 at Sorrento, according to emergency responders. The wreck happened around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of LA 77 and Hwy. 20 south of Sorrento. According to the Sorrento Fire Department the truck was carrying topsoil and... more »
  • Bomb found in the back of a truck

    May 12, 2013 1:22 PM

    WEST BATON ROUGE - A device found in the back of a truck on Plantation Avenue in West Baton Rouge Saturday night was a bomb. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to a truck behind Minnow's Truck Stop, off of Highway 415, around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The... more »
  • Fire department fights fire without hydrant Play Video

    May 6, 2013 5:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An electrical short torched a home near the Amite River over the weekend. St. George Fire Department responded to the fire, which was almost two miles away from the nearest water source. The home off Hoo Shoo Too Rd. and Kendalwood Rd. was built long... more »
  • Road closed after gravel truck overturns

    March 27, 2013 11:00 AM

    CENTRAL - State Police closed a section of Greenwell Springs Road in East Baton Rouge Parish after they said a gravel truck overturned. The closure is between Pride Baywood Road and LA 63, according to Central Police. State Police said there were moderate injuries at the scene, and... more »
  • Cement truck spill closes highway

    March 15, 2013 4:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A cement truck spill closed a busy Baton Rouge highway this afternoon, according to city police. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said the truck spilled cement on Jefferson Highway near Corporate Boulevard this afternoon. The road re-opened just after 4:30 p.m., after the hardened cement was cleared... more »
  • Crews work overnight to clear overturned tanker truck

    March 6, 2013 10:52 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Emergency crews will work overnight Wednesday, and into early Thursday morning to clear an 18-wheeler crash near an elementary school. Hours earlier, the tanker, hauling ethylene glycol, overturned. The chemical is a compound used in automotive antifreeze. No injuries were reported, nor was there a report... more »
  • Incendiaries found in truck abandoned near bank

    February 25, 2013 2:50 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - Bomb squad members removed several incendiary devices found in a truck abandoned outside a New Orleans bank this morning. Police used a robot to remove some of the eight devices, and bomb technicians removed the rest from the vehicle outside the Whitney Bank on Canal. ... more »
  • Texas Brine: device will help solve sinkhole mystery Play Video

    February 16, 2013 6:43 PM

    BAYOU CORNE- Texas Brine is unveiling a new device they say will help solve the mystery in Bayou Corne. More than a hundred people live just miles from the sinkhole that has grown to 8.5 acres in size over the past six months. "A lot of experts were... more »
  • Truck driver's body recovered from Lake Pontchartrain

    February 8, 2013 2:01 PM

    METAIRIE -The body of a truck driver has been recovered, after his truck fell off the Causeway and into Lake Pontchartrain. The driver has been identified as 39-year-old Christopher Sergeant of New Orleans. His body was found by searchers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office near the site where... more »
  • Vehicle hits restaurant, breaks gas line

    January 21, 2013 4:09 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A vehicle ran into a restaurant in the Gardere area this afternoon, breaking a gas line inside according to authorities. It happened in the 9400 block of Burbank Drive around 3:45 p.m. Authorities closed the eastbound lanes of Burbank as a result, and told drivers to... more »
  • I-10W back open after big rig fire

    January 16, 2013 2:08 PM

    PORT ALLEN - Authorities re-opened I-10 West after a truck cab fire this morning shut down the westbound lanes over the Atchafalaya Basin. DOTD said all lanes were back open at the Lobdell exit, where traffic had been detoured off the interstate, as well as further down the interstate... more »
  • Truck fire shuts down I-10W on Basin Bridge

    January 16, 2013 10:49 AM

    UPDATE: I-10 West is closed at LA-415 while crews remove HENDERSON - Authorities closed I-10 West at La-415 while crews remove a tractor trailer that caught fire on the Atchafalaya Basin. The fires sparked inside the 18-wheeler's cab. The fire shut down one lane of the interstate... more »
  • Highway back open after tanker rollover

    January 9, 2013 3:18 PM

    SORRENTO - State Police said a tanker truck rolled over onto two other vehicles this afternoon south of Sorrento. It happened around 1 p.m. at La. 22's intersection with La. 70 just south of I-10. The road was closed until just before 5 p.m. State Police said there... more »
  • 2 armed men carjack Sewerage & Water Board truck

    January 3, 2013 3:52 PM

    NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police are looking for two men who carjacked a Sewerage and Water Board truck. Police say the men demanded the keys at gunpoint about noon Thursday from three sewerage board employees who were working in the back of the truck. Nobody was hurt. The truck... more »
  • Pedestrian struck, killed west of Port Allen

    December 21, 2012 8:46 AM

    PORT ALLEN - State police say a 57-year-old Plaquemine man has died of injuries after being struck by a pickup on U.S. Highway 190. The accident happened shortly after 1:45 a.m. Friday west of La. Highway 1145 in West Baton Rouge Parish. Troopers say Nathan C. Tobias, Jr.... more »
  • LSP: Teen going too fast, wasn't restrained in wreck

    December 10, 2012 10:53 AM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - State Police said a Denham Springs teen was unrestrained and driving too fast when his pickup wrecked this morning, hitting a tree and killing him. State Police said Brice J. Harris, 18, died in the wreck on La. 1032 south of Vincent Road in Livingston Parish... more »
  • Cement truck wreck closes I-10E for hours Play Video

    December 6, 2012 3:25 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State Police reopened a portion of I-10 where a cement truck overturned earlier this morning, forcing it closed for several hours. The cement truck turned over at I-10 East and Siegen Lane around 8:30 a.m. There were no injuries, but the eastbound lanes had to... more »
  • I-10E could reopen soon after cement truck wreck

    December 6, 2012 2:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State Police said I-10 East in Baton Rouge could reopen within the hour at the site of an overturned 18-wheeler. The truck overturned at Siegen Lane early this morning. It was carrying an estimated 74,000 pounds of cement, which had to be offloaded after the truck... more »
  • Sugar cane truck rolls over, blocks highway

    November 5, 2012 11:49 AM

    PORT ALLEN - A sugar cane truck rolled onto its side and caused several delays for traffic in West Baton Rouge Parish. The truck turned over this morning on La. 415 just north of I-10. The wreck caused some lane blockage, and law enforcement closed one side of... more »
  • "Spirit of Louisiana" fire truck headed to Long Island

    November 5, 2012 11:36 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A fire truck donated to New York in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is headed to the northeast again to help with a different disaster. Fire Marshal Butch Browning said they were lending the "Spirit of Louisiana" truck to aid in cleanup around... more »
  • U. S. 190 back open after truck wreck, fire

    October 22, 2012 6:04 PM

    LIVONIA - A section of U. S. 190 in Pointe Coupee Parish is back open, after an 18-wheeler closed it when it overturned and caught fire. DOTD said all lanes of traffic were back open at U. S. 190 West near La. 976. The wreck around 3 p.m.... more »
  • Big rig wreck closes portion of U. S. 190

    October 22, 2012 4:04 PM

    LIVONIA - State Police said a big rig overturned this afternoon and caught fire, closing a portion of U. S. 190 West near Livonia. It happened just after 3 p.m. In Pointe Coupee Parish. There were no injuries. The wreck initially shut down both directions of traffic, but... more »
  • One killed in wreck, road back open Play Video

    September 28, 2012 3:21 PM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - State highway 73 in Ascension Parish re-opened this afternoon after being closed for nine hours after a three-vehicle wreck which killed a Prairieville woman. State Police said the wreck happened around 6:30 a.m. on La. 73 north of Airline Highway. They said Carolyn Brulliette, 56, died in... more »
  • Road remains closed after three-vehicle wreck

    September 28, 2012 7:51 AM

    PRAIRIEVILLE - A state highway near Prairieville remained closed as authorities continued clearing a three-vehicle wreck from earlier this morning. The wreck involved a cement truck and two other vehicles, and happened around 7 a.m. on La. 73 between Airline Highway and La. 42. The wreck closed La.... more »
  • Rally held outside vehicular homicide hearing

    September 11, 2012 3:39 PM

    CLINTON- Dozens of protesters gathered outside the courthouse in Clinton as the man accused of killing seven people in a drunk-driving crash appeared before a judge. Marcus Gaines lost six of his family members and a family friend as a result of the crash. "We're here for a... more »
  • Big rig overturns, shuts down I-10W at 110 split

    August 31, 2012 10:27 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An 18-wheeler turned over on the I-10 / 110 split in Baton Rouge, blocking all lanes of traffic. It happened just after 10 a.m. on the Deadman's Curve on I-10 West. The interstate is shut down in that direction and traffic is backing up. Authorities... more »
  • LSP: Keeping hazardous loads off interstates not an option Play Video

    August 23, 2012 5:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A chemical spill which shut down a portion of I-10 in Baton Rouge all day Wednesday caused some people to question whether dangerous materials should be hauled through the capital city. However, authorities say big rigs transport hazardous materials through Louisiana every day, and keeping them... more »
  • Hundreds lose power after truck snaps utility pole

    August 22, 2012 3:40 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A truck knocked down a utility pole in north Baton Rouge this afternoon, knocking out power to a few hundred people living in the area. Emergency responders said the driver of the truck had a blowout, and swerved off the road to avoid hitting a car.... more »
  • Road closed after fuel truck flips at gas station

    August 20, 2012 5:17 PM

    WALKER - Police shut down a portion of Florida Blvd. in Walker after an 18-wheeler turned over at a gas station this afternoon. Walker Police said it happened at the Best Stop across from Sunland Fabricators, near the corner of Florida and N. Corbin Rd. (LA 449). Police... more »
  • BRPD: Nothing dangerous about stolen truck

    August 15, 2012 2:54 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Police said they found nothing dangerous in a stolen truck abandoned behind a building on Market Place Avenue near Sherwood Forest, which prompted an evacuation as bomb squad members investigated. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely with Baton Rouge Police said earlier the truck reportedly smelled of a chemical,... more »
  • Police bomb squad investigating stolen truck

    August 15, 2012 11:02 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Police evacuated an area off Sherwood Forest Blvd. after the bomb squad was called in to investigate an abandoned truck. Police responded out to the truck, which they said was stolen and found behind a building on Market Place Ave. this morning around 9 a.m. BRPD... more »
  • Overturned truck back up, I-10W still closed

    August 14, 2012 12:56 PM

    BATON ROUGE - I-10W in Baton Rouge is still closed at the I-10/110 split after an 18-wheeler overturned earlier this morning. EMS said no one was injured in the wreck, which DOTD said happened on the Deadman's Curve of I-10W going toward the bridge just before 11 a.m. ... more »
  • Big rig overturns on I-10W in Baton Rouge

    August 14, 2012 10:57 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A big rig overturned this morning on the interstate in Baton Rouge. The wreck happened just before 11 a.m. on I-10 West near the I-10/110 split. It appeared to be hauling a flat bed trailer with steel trusses when it turned on its side. Traffic... more »
  • BRPD: Truck driver tested twice legal limit for alcohol

    August 13, 2012 11:01 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police arrested the driver of an 18-wheeler involved in a dramatic wreck this weekend in Baton Rouge after they said he tested nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol content. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said King McClanahan, 52, of Los Angeles failed a field sobriety test after... more »
  • Woman's body found in truck

    August 6, 2012 1:10 PM

    SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating the death of a woman found inside of a parked truck. Sgt. Bill Goodin tells The Times the unidentified woman's body was found just before 3 a.m. Monday. Goodin says the woman, between 35 to 40 years old, was in a white pickup parked in... more »
  • Truck drives over tent in North Dakota, 2 kids die

    July 9, 2012 12:36 PM

    BOTTINEAU, N.D. - Authorities say a pickup truck driver killed two young brothers from Texas and injured their father and another boy when he drove over their tent at a northern North Dakota campground. The Highway Patrol says the 30-year-old driver from Newburg lost control of his truck around 1... more »
  • EBRSO: Man in truck sought for shooting

    July 9, 2012 11:03 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies continued their search for the man responsible for a shooting in East Baton Rouge that sent one person to the hospital. Casey Rayborn Hicks with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office said around 10:30 p.m. Sunday they were called to the shooting in the... more »
  • Truck found in Texas now part of Shunick investigation

    July 6, 2012 12:14 PM

    COLDSPRING, Tex. - Investigators in Texas confirmed to News 2 that a truck found there is part of the investigation into college student Mickey Shunick's disappearance from Lafayette. An investigator with the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office said a white pickup matching the description of one sought in connection... more »
  • Mechanic crushed while working on a garbage truck

    June 27, 2012 8:42 AM

    METAIRIE, La.- Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a mechanic who was crushed while working on a garbage truck in Metairie. Col. John Fortunato says Jose Romero of Kenner was killed Tuesday evening. Fortunato says another worker began moving the garbage truck, not realizing the... more »
  • Motorists told to avoid I-10 East after big rig wreck

    June 11, 2012 10:08 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Police warned drivers to avoid I-10 East in Baton Rouge after an 18-wheeler wreck this morning. The truck overturned on the right shoulder, blocking two lanes of traffic according to Baton Rouge Police. Sgt. Don Kelly said all lanes of traffic would need to be... more »
  • Obscene Car Ornaments

    May 7, 2012 7:22 PM

    A driver got a ticket in South Carolina for displaying a replica of testicles on a vehicle. A deputy in Spartanburg county stopped a truck this weekend after noticing the "anatomically correct" display on the rear bumper. The driver removed the display but got a ticket for not havng a... more »
  • Truck stop tiger hearings today, Monday

    May 3, 2012 7:01 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An animal rights group says a state district judge has scheduled a hearing Thursday on its lawsuit demanding that he order the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to remove an 11-year-old tiger from a truck stop in Grosse Tete. The Animal Legal Defense Fund sued last... more »
  • Fire Chief: Wreck today worst he's seen at crossing Play Video

    April 30, 2012 3:33 PM

    WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH - Trying to save a few minutes may have caused a brutal train wreck in Erwinville, which the driver of a flat bed truck narrowly escaped. "This is one of worst ones we've worked at this crossing," Erwinville Fire Chief Robby Smith said. The... more »
  • Spilled Milk

    March 30, 2012 7:54 PM

    Don't cry over spilled milk, just sprinkle lime on it like they did in Pennsylvania. A few thousand gallons spilled when a truck overturned near York Springs and about 3,000 gallons went into a creek. Crews sprinkled lime to prevent the milk from curdling, which could cause a horrendous smell... more »
  • Police recover stolen truck involved in chase Play Video

    February 16, 2012 6:25 PM

    RAYNE- Rayne Police drove a stolen city truck back to town Thursday, after it was involved in a chase in Baton Rouge Wednesday night. John Smith is charged for taking a city truck from the Rayne Public Works Compound last Saturday. The truck had heavy damage on one side.... more »
  • Rayne trusty apprehended in Baton Rouge

    February 16, 2012 11:32 AM

    BATON ROUGE - A trusty from Rayne City Jail is back in jail after a police chase in Baton Rouge last night. Department of Corrections inmate John J. Smith, 42, is accused of stealing a City of Rayne pickup truck and fleeing to Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police... more »
  • Arkansas man dies in log truck crash

    February 2, 2012 4:05 AM

    FARMERVILLE, La. - A 53-year-old Arkansas man has died after the log truck he was driving veered off the road and crashed into a creek. Louisiana State Police say Cleotha Avery, of Strong, Ark., was pronounced dead at the scene by the Union Parish Coroner's Office. Authorities say Wednesday's... more »
  • Another suit filed in truck stop tiger case

    January 4, 2012 6:41 AM

    BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The owner of a Grosse Tete truck stop has filed suit against the state of Louisiana and Iberville Parish in a last-ditch effort to keep a 550-pound tiger on display at the facility. The Advocate reports the lawsuit, filed Tuesday, comes two months after a... more »
  • Firefighter injured in firetruck accident Play Video

    December 22, 2011 4:12 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A firefighter was injured in an accident Thursday when the driver of the truck he was in lost control and ran off the road in north Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Firefighter Captain Voltaire Sanders was transported to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Police... more »
  • Highway back open after crude oil tanker overturned

    November 28, 2011 8:17 AM

    JACKSON - State Police reported no oil spilled and roads are back open after a tanker truck carrying crude overturned this morning in East Feliciana Parish. The wreck shut down La. 432 for eleven hours while another truck was brought in to off-load the oil. News 2's Stephanie... more »
  • Louisiana judge pulls permit for truck stop tiger

    November 2, 2011 2:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A state judge in Baton Rouge has granted an animal rights group's petition to revoke the permit of a truck stop that has for more than a decade kept a live tiger on display. State District Judge Mike Caldwell on Wednesday ruled in favor of the... more »
  • LPSO: Man suffers seizures, crashes truck into pond

    October 27, 2011 10:29 AM

    DENHAM SPRINGS - Firefighters removed a body from inside of a submerged truck this morning after it appeared that the vehicle had been driven into a pond at North Park. Authorities identified the man in the car as 36-year-old North Park employee Jayson Beard. Fellow co-workers say Beard... more »
  • Truck crashes into Clinton business

    October 20, 2011 2:46 PM

    An auto parts store in Clinton is picking up the pieces after a truck crashed into their business Thursday afternoon. Police say an elderly man drove a truck into Clinton Auto Parts, after he stepped on the gas accidentally. There was one employee in the store at the... more »
  • Denham Springs garbage service gets a facelift

    September 15, 2011 5:29 PM

    DENHAM SPRINGS- Automated garbage trucks are expected to hit the streets of Denham Springs in the next few months. The system will bring more efficiency and larger trash cans to the community. "When you gain some efficiencies you can also pass on those savings to the community and we're... more »
  • Appeals court overturns Tiger Truck Stop decision

    August 29, 2011 2:38 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An appeals court today threw out a ruling the state couldn't issue any new large animal permits to Tiger Truck Stop, whose big cat has been the center of big controversy among animal rights groups. The decision by the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a... more »
  • Man dies after being ejected from truck bed

    July 30, 2011 11:39 AM

    WHITE CASTLE- A man from Plaquemine died after he was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck during a rear-end collision. The crash happened on LA 1, just south of LA 69 yesterday evening. Hayward J. McKnight, 27, was pronounced dead at the scene. Louisiana State Police... more »
  • Judge: $5,000 bond for teen accused of hate crime

    July 18, 2011 11:04 AM

    JACKSON, Miss. - A judge has set a $5,000 bond for a teenager charged in the death of a man who was run over by a pickup truck in Jackson. Police had charged 18-year-olds Deryl Dedmon and John Aaron Rice of Brandon with murder in the death of James... more »
  • Spilled Potatoes won't be Wasted

    July 13, 2011 7:36 PM

    Needy families in Delaware can thank a crash between a train and a truck hauling potatoes for some of the food on their tables. The crash happened in Milford and the potatoes were put into a dump truck after they spilled. The state transportation department didn't want them to go... more »
  • Van carrying TPSO inmates rear-ended by big rig

    July 12, 2011 2:05 PM

    TICKFAW - Eight people were injured today when a van carrying inmates from the Tangipahoa Parish jail was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler near Tickfaw. Trooper Nick Manalli with Louisiana State Police said the van had seven inmates and a driver, and all had minor to moderate injuries from the... more »
  • Investigation underway after two trucks collide overnight

    July 11, 2011 2:11 AM

    BATON ROUGE- An investigation is underway after two trucks collided overnight. It happened at the intersection of Highland Road and Bluebonnet Boulevard. Few details are known at this time, but we do know a street sweeper and a pickup truck crashed into one another just after midnight. ... more »
  • Police: Alligator on Causeway fell from pickup

    July 9, 2011 3:47 PM

    METAIRIE, La.- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Police say they've cracked the case of a 6-foot alligator found on the 24-mile-long bridge in suburban New Orleans. Sgt. Mike Kelly tells The Times-Picayune that tollbooth camera footage from June 25, the day the reptile was found, showed a pickup truck with a... more »
  • Driver arrested following fatal hit and run

    June 30, 2011 11:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a driver Wednesday night after a deadly crash in Baton Rouge. A pickup truck hit a bicycle. Troopers said Floyd James, 60, was riding a bike west on LA 946 against traffic when he was hit by a pickup truck coming in the opposite... more »
  • Denham Springs man killed in I-12 wreck

    June 28, 2011 3:45 PM

    WALKER - A wreck on I-12 in Livingston Parish killed a Denham Springs man and shut down the interstate for hours, according to police. Walker Police said a 57-year-old Denham Springs man died when he lost control of his truck, crossed the median on I-12 and was hit by... more »
  • Man clings to life after train crash

    May 29, 2011 1:24 PM

    DONALDSONVILLE- A man is clinging to life in Ascension Parish after his truck was struck by a train. It happened on LA-70 LA-3089 around 6 p.m. Saturday. Investigators say Jeremy Brassett, 31, was driving a truck when he tried to beat the train across the tracks. That's when... more »
  • I-12 West shut down at Amite River Bridge after wreck

    May 20, 2011 11:10 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Interstate 12 westbound is shut down after a wreck involving two 18-wheelers at the Amite River Bridge. For the latest traffic information, visit the DOTD 511 website . The wreck happened just around 10:15 a.m. at the bridge between the O'Neal and South Range exits.... more »
  • 18-wheeler collision shuts down I-10 East

    May 13, 2011 6:31 PM

    PORT ALLEN - Two 18-wheelers collided on I-10 eastbound causing a major backup just around 6 p.m. today. State Police say a box truck rear-ended a tanker truck that was stopped in traffic on I-10 eastbound at LA 415. The box truck caught fire, and both drivers had non-life... more »
  • Judge: No more permits for truck stop tiger

    May 6, 2011 10:57 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The owner of a tiger on display at an Iberville Parish truck stop will not receive any new permits to keep the animal, according to a judge's ruling today. The Advocate reports District Judge Mike Caldwell ruled that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries can't... more »
  • Food bank donates MREs for storm relief

    April 29, 2011 6:31 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Truckloads of food from Baton Rouge are on their way to help feed people in Alabama and Tennessee that were hit by the worst tornado outbreak in decades. The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank loaded up five 18-wheelers with donated MRE's to help people in the... more »
  • Man Dies After Crash In Pointe Coupee Parish

    April 9, 2011 9:44 AM

    FALSE RIVER- A man from Abbeville is dead following a crash this morning in Pointe Coupee Parish. It happened around 2:00. Police say 32-year-old Kent Nunez was driving south on LA 413 when his truck crossed into the other lane and ran off the road. The vehicle crossed a... more »
  • Truck catches fire at Hooters

    March 11, 2011 10:32 PM

    BATON ROUGE- A tow truck caught fire in the parking lot of Hooters Restaurant on Corporate Blvd Friday night. Authorities say an electrical issue sparked the fire, which only burned the engine and the hood. It took crews only a few minutes to put it out. There were... more »

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