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What’s in the sippy cup? High arsenic levels found in fruit juice
As a parent, you are rightfully concerned about what you give your child to eat and drink. You want to give your children nutritious foods and may believe that juice is the healthier alternative to soda pop, but a recent study has revealed higher arsenic levels than...
Driver’s unexplained actions cause death in vehicle accident
Sometimes people do unexplainable things, and occasionally those actions result in injury to others. Police officers in Gonzales, Louisiana, are working with the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab to figure out why a woman drove the wrong way down Interstate 10, causing...
Man takes responsibility for fatal crash outside Louisiana
Nearly one year ago, a 45-year-old man and a 47-year-old woman were tragically killed after a 49-year-old man's car veered across the center line and crashed head-on into the 45-year-old's minivan. Since the Mar. 10 crash, the man and woman's families have been...
Company recalls about 1,400 boxes of dangerous tampons
Louisiana women may need to head out for a new box of tampons after personal health giant Kimberly-Clark recently issued a press release admitting responsibility for selling approximately 1,400 boxes of tampons contaminated with dangerous bacteria. According to the...
Louisiana longshoreman injured after boating accident
There are a variety of ways a longshoreman can get injured while on the job and there are a variety of different ways he or she can recover for his or her injuries. Federal legislation like the Jones, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, and the Death on...
Two out of five drivers admit to falling asleep behind the wheel
If someone were to ask you whether drowsy driving was dangerous, what would you say? Is it dangerous just to yawn? Is it dangerous when you have to listen to loud music to keep yourself awake? It is likely that most people in Lake Charles would say that once you start...
Magnetic office toys could cause serious injuries to children
Louisiana parents know that they need to protect their children from dangerous objects, such as knives, glass and heavy weights. While it is clear that these things could serious injure or kill a child, it may surprise many people in Lake Charles that the small, ball...
Noise of car engines may help prevent car accidents involving pedestrians
Think about the last time you went for a walk or a bike ride in Lake Charles. Did you listen to the sound of traffic to determine whether there was an oncoming vehicle? Pedestrians and bicyclists often use the sound of car engines to help them be aware of their...
Federal researchers seek oil-spill workers to study health effects
Everyone in Louisiana remembers the oil spill that devastated Louisiana's beaches, wildlife and fishing industries last year. After an explosion on a BP oil well that sent endless gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico finally came to an end, questions started...
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