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Two Dead After Speeding Car Slams Into School Bus
A high-speed car wreck in Shongaloo transformed a vehicle into a twisted piece of metal and sent two area residents to the morgue. According to the Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Freddy Bryant, of Shongaloo, evidently lost control of his fast-moving 2006 Toyota Corolla on State Highway 2 and crossed […]
read moreCould A Few Extra Pounds Cost A Few Extra Dollars?
Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin believe they found a direct link between employee obesity and workers’ compensation costs. The researchers examined 2,300 Louisiana cases to form their conclusion. They found that 75 percent of workers’ compensation claimants were either overweight (a Body Mass Index of at least […]
read moreAuthorities Look For Clues In Deadly Crash
Investigators have little to go on after a wrong-way car accident in the overnight hours killed one person and seriously injured two others. Louisiana State Police troopers report that 25-year-old Daniel Elwood, of Tallahassee, Fla., was southbound on State Highway 21 in one of the northbound lanes. Roughly four miles […]
read moreDual 18-Wheeler Crash Injures Two
Motorists experienced delays of up to three hours as first responders cleared a serious truck crash on Interstate 10. Details are sketchy concerning the wreck which occurred close to the Whiskey Bay Bridge and Ramah. Authorities state that the two trucks collided just west of the Atachafalaya Basin Bridge and […]
read moreDisaster Relief Effort Ends In Tragedy
A 72-year-old flood relief volunteer from Alabama suffered a fatal head injury after a fall at an area laundromat. Bryant Edwards “Sonny” Ellis had just arrived in Denham Springs from Satsuma, Ala. to assist other relief volunteers who were already on-site. According to Satsuma First Baptist Church Pastor Roy Hill, Mr. […]
read moreIt’s Raining Cats And Dogs And Crashes
A Bergenfield, New Jersey man died in a serious car accident that took place on a rain-slick Slidell Roadway over Labor Day Weekend. Authorities state that 66-year-old Milton Frank, of Slidell, lost control of his 2007 Tahoe on the eastbound side of Interstate 10; at the time, the road was […]
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