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"Fatal Accident" At Area High School
Local authorities hope that a “vehicle crash” outside a local high school will make a strong impression on area teenagers. With Homecoming coming up at Monroe Neville High School, Louisiana State Police and other first responders descended on campus to give students a demonstration about what can happen in alcohol-related vehicle […]
read moreBizarre Collision Creates Liability Questions
Authorities identified the victim in a fatal pedestrian-auto wreck which occurred in Bienville Parish, but legal responsibility remains uncertain. The incident took place on U.S. Highway 371 south of State Highway 516. Investigators state that 27-year-old George Arkeem, of Minden, was northbound on 371 when he came upon an adult […]
read moreSooner State Stands Up For Injured Workers
Neighboring Texas is the only remaining state that allows employer to opt out of the workers’ compensation system after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that such a system upset the so-called Grand Bargain. Three years ago, large retailers and other large employers convinced Oklahoma lawmakers to pass a law that […]
read moreI Wish I Could Hear You…
22 million American workers suffer partial or total permanent hearing loss on the job each year, making this condition the most common workplace injury claim. The number of claims – which come largely from construction, manufacturing, and mining operations – cost an estimated $242 million per year, according to the […]
read moreDeadly Pedestrian Crash in Eastern Louisiana
A 22-year-old woman faces negligent homicide charges after a fatal pedestrian-auto crash in West Feliciana Parish. Sherriff’s deputies state that Tiffany Cage was on Solitude Road near the Heir Road intersection when she hit 59-year-old James White, who was walking near the Solitude Road shoulder. He was pronounced dead at […]
read moreDriver Charged With Fourth DUI After Injury Collision
A Leesville man is in the Beauregard Parish Jail because he was allegedly intoxicated when he rammed into a woman and two children on U.S. Highway 171. According to Louisiana State Police, 48-year-old Brian Hayes was southbound 171’s right lane near the Louisiana 112 intersection when he illegally changed lanes […]
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