May 3, 2013 UPDATE- Baker Louisiana Plane Crash A National Transportation and Safety Board official said Saturday that the report outlining the cause of Friday’s fatal plane crash in Baker may not come out for about a year because of the meticulous nature of the investigation and the Read Full Story
May 2, 2013 Philadelphia building collapse: 14 pulled from rubble A building collapsed in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday and rescue workers pulled 14 people from mountains of crushed concrete and splintered wood, using search dogs to scour the rubble for others, fire officials said. Thirteen victims were rushed to area hospitals, Read Full Story
May 1, 2013 Plane Crashes in Baker Louisiana Neighborhood A plane crashed and exploded in Baker subdivision off Groom Road at 1:12 p .m. Friday, leaving a gaping hole in the roof of one house and crashing into and causing fires at two others. There were no injuries or fatalities Read Full Story
April 30, 2013 Fatal Louisiana Automobile Accident Caused by Drunk Driver DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs woman remained in the Livingston Parish Detention Center Tuesday on counts of vehicular homicide, driving while intoxicated and careless operation following a fatal wreck early Sunday morning. Witnesses said Kadie Matthews, 24, 24392 Millican Drive, Read Full Story
April 24, 2013 The Evolution of Texas Dram Shop Law In a May 9 suit filed in Jefferson County District Court, a father blamed two establishments in downtown Beaumont’s Crockett Street Entertainment District for letting his intoxicated daughter get behind the wheel and become involved in a crash that took Read Full Story
April 21, 2013 Worker injured by hit-and-run driver near St. Francisville ST. FRANCISVILLE — An employee of a tree-trimming company was injured Monday when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver, West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said. The man was taken to a Baton Rouge hospital after the midmorning incident, Read Full Story
April 15, 2013 Motorist Assistance Patrol Worker Killed in Accident on I-10 Bridge A MAP employee was killed early Monday morning while cleaning debris off the middle lane of the I-10 bridge. MAP, or Motorist Assistance Patrol, is contracted by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to assists motorists and improve traffic Read Full Story
April 11, 2013 Horrific Charter Bus Crash in PA Kills Seton Hill University Lacross Team Coach A Horrific Charter Bus Crash in PA Kills Seton Hall University Lacrosse Coach and her Unborn Child. The one car accident occurred on a long straight stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike leaving investigators to wonder as to the cause of Read Full Story
April 9, 2013 Supreme Court News: Affirmative Action Stands…For Now The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions case involving an LSU graduate back to a lower court for another look. The court’s 7-1 decision Monday leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the continued use Read Full Story
April 2, 2013 One Dead, At Least Seventy Three Injured in Louisiana Plant Explosion An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant Thursday morning killed one person and injured 73 more, Gov. Bobby Jindal said. The explosion took place at Williams Olefins chemical plant in Ascension Parish, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, state Read Full Story