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• Train vs.Car accident

  January 10, 2012 7:59 AM

  Breaking news this morning Troop D is currently working a trian vs. vehicle crash on US 190, MP 17 Beauregard Parish. The road way is closed at this time and will be closed at this time. more »

• UPDATE: I-10 is Re-Opened

  August 1, 2011 12:43 AM

  I-10 Eastbound is re-opened after an accident partially shut it down near mile marker 98 in Scott. The accident happened around 10:30 Sunday evening, and traffic was diverted off I-10 at exit 97 to the frontage road. It's unclear if there are any injuries at this time and... more »

• Woman dies in minivan-garbage truck crash

  July 22, 2011 9:36 AM

  SULPHUR, La. (AP) - Police say a 42-year-old Vinton woman died after the minivan she was driving hit a garbage truck in Sulphur. Calcasieu Parish sheriff's deputies say Carla Hohn's van collided with a stopped Waste Management truck. Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kim Myers tells The American Press Hohn died at... more »

• UPDATE: Name Released in Fatal Crash

  October 10, 2010 11:35 AM

  Traffic investigators have issued the driver of the bus, Francisco G. Arellaneda (46) of Sugarland, Texas, a citation for Failure to Yield While Turning Left. The deceased driver of the car has been identified as Joshua P. Landry (21) of Lafayette. The passenger in the car remains in critical condition... more »

• Fatal Car Crash

  October 9, 2010 11:46 PM

  A 21-year-old man was killed after crashing into a tour bus in Lafayette. The accident happened at 2:15 Saturday morning at the intersection of North University Avenue and I-10. Lafayette police say a tour bus was turning left onto I-10 when a car traveling north on University crashed into... more »

• 1 Dies in Nevada Plane Crash-Plane Registered to Erath Resident

  September 6, 2010 5:46 PM

  UPDATE-The victims in the Las Vegas plane crash were all from Acadiana. We're holding the names until our 10:00 newscast because not all family members have been notified from both families. ------------------------------------------------ HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - A small plane crashed and burst into flames on a street in... more »

• Kinder Man Dies in Two Vehicle Crash

  August 26, 2010 5:23 PM

  Jeff Davis Parish- Today, Louisiana State Police Troop D investigated a two vehicle crash on US 165 milepost 11 that claimed the life of a Kinder man. According to investigating troopers from Troop D, on August 26, 2010, shortly before 11:00 a.m., a 2004 GMC truck driven by 57-year-old John... more »

• Beaumont Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Crash

  August 16, 2010 3:17 PM

  Evangeline Parish- Early this morning, Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA 1161 near Snooks Road that left a Beaumont, TX, man in critical condition. This afternoon the man succumbed to his injuries. According to investigating troopers, on August 15, 2010, at about 2:30... more »

• Lafayette Fatal Motorcycle Crash

  July 16, 2010 7:08 PM

  On the afternoon of Friday July 16, 2010 at 3:53 PM, officers with the Lafayette Police Department responded to a major vehicle crash located in the 600 Blk of Acadian Hills Ln, near the intersection of Distribution Dr. The crash involved a motorcycle and a car. The driver of the... more »

• Amelia Fatal Car Crash

  July 16, 2010 12:38 PM

  AMELIA, La. (AP) - State police say a 42-year-old Gibson man was struck and killed by a car on La. Highway 182 near Amelia. Troopers identified the victim of Friday's accident as Troy Francois. Investigators say Francois was lying in the roadway in the accident occurred. The driver of the... more »

• Unrestrained Child Killed in I-55 Crash

  July 12, 2010 7:57 PM

  HAMMOND, La. (AP) - A 3-year-old child was ejected from a car and killed after a three-car wreck on Interstate 55 in Tangipahoa Parish. Louisiana State Police say a preliminary investigation shows that the toddler was in the front, passenger seat of a car headed south Monday when its right,... more »

• Eunice Man Dies in Car Crash

  June 22, 2010 11:56 AM

  TALLULAH, La. (AP) - State police say a 48-year-old Eunice man died in a head-on crash in Madison Parish. The News-Star reports that Harry Ingram was pronounced dead at the crash scene by the parish coroner's office. Troopers say the accident happened around 4:10 p.m Monday on U.S. Highway 65... more »

• Motorcyclist Killed In Beauregard Parish Crash

  June 10, 2010 10:12 AM

  Last night, a crash involving two vehicles killed a man from DeRidder, LA. Troopers responded to the crash around 7:25 pm, which occurred on LA Hwy 112 east of US Hwy 171. The crash involved a 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, driven by Jessie J. Calhoun (W/M 58 yrs) of... more »

• Fatal Plane Crash

  May 29, 2010 11:42 PM

  A man is dead after crashing his Ultralight Plane in Jeff Davis Parish.It happened this morning south of Fenton on Highway 165. Witnesses say the pilot left a nearby airstrip... then hit a power line and crashed. The victim has been identified as 56-year old Richard Martin of Orange,... more »

• 13 Year Old Girl Killed in Crash

  April 30, 2010 1:27 PM

  St. Martin Parish- Louisiana State Police Troop I investigated a single vehicle crash on LA 94 that claimed the life of a 13-year-old Parks girl. According to investigating troopers, on April 30, 2010, shortly before 12:30 a.m., 18-year-old Joseph Early of Lafayette, LA, was driving a 2001 Daewoo east... more »

• Rayne Woman Killed in Car Crash

  April 20, 2010 6:15 PM

  On April 20, 2010, at 12:45am, officers with the Carencro Police Department responded to a single vehicle crash in the 3400 Block of N.W. Evangeline Thruway. April Fusilier, 34, of Rayne, Louisiana was heading south on I-49. For unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off roadway right, which caused the... more »

• Cockpit Voice Recorder Gives Insight Into Helicopter Crash

  January 7, 2010 4:42 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A cockpit voice recorder captured the sound of a bang and a loud air noise about 17 seconds before a helicopter crashed into a marshy area of southeast Louisiana last year, killing eight people. A transcript released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board says one... more »