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Livingston Parish committee sends river safety ordinance to council following summer drownings, rescues Play Video
September 28, 2021 11:36 PM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - An ordinance to enact safety guidelines for recreational businesses along Livingston Parish waterways was approved by the parish's ordinance committee Tuesday, after a summer that saw dozens of tubing rescues and two drownings along the Amite River. The ordinance will be introduced to the parish council... more » -
After summer of rescues and drownings, Livingston Parish outlines ordinance for river safety Play Video
September 21, 2021 11:24 PM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - As the season for Tiki Tubing along the Amite River winds down, discussion and potential action on how better to protect those using that waterway and others in the parish is ramping up. "In the future, everybody understands what hazards exist, so when they get in... more » -
'I do think it's time,' Livingston Parish president kick-starts discussion on possible river tubing regulations Play Video
August 26, 2021 11:38 PM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - After two tubing deaths and more than two dozen rescues on the Amite River this summer, Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks has officially asked the parish's ordinance committee to craft a set of regulations for the popular activity. "I don't think it's about stopping the activity,"... more » -
Officials recover body of Livingston Parish man who drowned in Bogue Chitto River
August 10, 2021 5:41 PM
FRANKLINTON - A man from Livingston Parish is one of two people who recently died in separate drowning incidents at a river in eastern Louisiana. The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office said the latest drowning happened Aug. 9 and involved a man from Livingston Parish who was tubing in the... more » -
Person killed in reported tubing accident on Amite River Play Video
July 24, 2021 1:36 PM
DENHAM SPRINGS - One person is dead after a drowning at Tiki Tubing on Saturday morning. Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office said the incident happened around 11 a.m. when 52-year-old Elson Johnson Jr. got out of his tube by the launch site. Deputies said Johnson Jr. was in waist-deep... more » -
Boy, 7, found dead after group of tubers went over dam in North Carolina
June 21, 2021 2:08 PM
EDEN, N.C. - A 7-year-old boy was found dead in a North Carolina river days after a group of tubers went over a dam. The body was retrieved Sunday from the Dan River near Draper Landing in Eden after a 911 call alerted emergency responders, CNN reported. The... more » -
Crews responding to teens injured after crashing into trees while tubing
July 28, 2017 4:42 PM
MAUREPAS – Emergency crews are responding to reports of a teenager injured after hitting trees while tubing in the Amite River on Friday afternoon, according to first responders. Officials say the fire department is boating the teen to an address nearby, located in the 13000 block of... more » -
Body pulled from water in Livingston Parish
May 27, 2013 2:21 PM
WATSON - A body was pulled from a waterway in Livingston Parish. Deputies say 21-year-old Jacques Pierre Demare possibly drowned on the Amite River while tubing. The investigation is ongoing. more »