LAROSE, La. (AP) - State police say nobody was injured when an 18-wheeler crashed into a house on La. Highway 1, north of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal. The accident happened early Tuesday. The Courier reports that drill pipe being carried on the truck came dislodged, adding to the damage at... more »
Deputies were called to Ridge rd, Sunday night after a truck ran off the road and into a storage shed. The driver of the truck and his passenger, a one year old boy, both sustained minor injuries, and luckily no one else was hurt. Alcohol has been ruled... more »
BAKER, La. (AP) - A 24-year-old man ordered to spend seven days in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison suffered a serious gash to his arm when he ran into a glass door while trying to escape from police officers. Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps tells The Advocate Jcolby A.... more »
The U.S. Coast Guard says three people are missing and one person has been rescued after one of its helicopters crashed in Mobile Bay during a training mission. Spokeswoman Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Bordelon says an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crashed Tuesday evening near Point Clear, Ala. She says the... more »
OAK GROVE, La. (AP) - A van full of church members heading home from a Bible class veered off a northeast Louisiana highway and hit a culvert, killing five people, including two children and injuring several others, authorities said Thursday. The van crashed Wednesday night on Louisiana Highway 587 in... more »
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - Officials were awaiting an autopsy Monday before releasing the name of a person killed when a small plane crashed in coastal Hancock County, Miss. The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash was reported at 6:15 a.m. Monday about 6 to 8 miles west of... more »
NEWTON, Texas (AP) - The sheriff of Newton County says a man on the ground has been hurt after a a helicopter used for spraying herbicide crashed during takeoff. Sheriff Joe Walker said that the accident happened Wednesday morning when a refueling hose apparently was still attached to the helicopter... more »
Louisiana State Police had an increased number of troopers on patrol this Labor Day holiday. This extra allocation in manpower was due to overtime availability made possible by federal grants via the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Louisiana State Police investigated zero fatality crashes this Labor Day weekend. Last year, there... more »