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What is the ‘Death On The High Seas Act?’
The Death on the High Seas Act is a federal law that was passed in 1920 seeking to regulate the process of legal redress for wrongful death actions that have their origin in the international waters between countries. It has been substantially and controversially...
Drunk driving statistics and prevention
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has determined that out of every 140 miles driven, a drunk driver is behind the wheel for one mile. While 1.4 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in 2010, that number only makes up...
Fatal Walker South Road crash in Louisiana kills 2
According to the Louisiana State Police Troop A, a two-vehicle crash caused two fatalities shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 4. The accident occurred on Highway 447 south of Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish. The victims were a 50-year-old man from Jackson and a...
Louisiana Teen Killed, Sisters Hurt In Head-On Crash
A Prairieville high school student was killed, and her two sisters injured, when another vehicle struck their car head-on as they were driving to school early Dec. 9. The 19-year-old man who hit them was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs,...
New Study Shows Scooters Are A Most Dangerous Toy
Louisiana parents may be surprised to learn that the most dangerous toy on the market is the popular, sleek foot-powered scooter. A new study published in Clinical Pediatrics in December found that the rate of toy-related injuries spiked 40 percent between the years...
Louisiana accident leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Authorities reported that a two-vehicle collision occurred in St. Martin Parish just before 9 p.m. on Nov. 23. St. Martin Parish officials pronounced one driver dead at the scene of the accident. The other driver suffered minor injuries. According to the Louisiana...
1 dead after crash Louisiana Highway 40
Louisiana State Police reported that a two-vehicle accident in Livingston Parish on Nov. 29 has resulted in the death of a 39-year-old man from Independence. The crash involved a car and a pickup truck that collided head-on. As of Nov. 29, the crash remained under...
Louisiana woman killed in head-on crash
Authorities reported that a 44-year-old woman lost her life in a traffic accident involving three vehicles in Red River Parish on Nov. 18. Law enforcement officials have charged one of the drivers involved in the wreck with careless driving. The motor vehicle...
What is the Louisiana lemon law?
Like many other states, Louisiana has a lemon law in place to protect consumers who purchase vehicles in the state. Covered vehicles include passenger and commercial vehicles that require registration, watercraft and all-terrain vehicles, and the drive train and...
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