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Man speaks after losing father, brother on same day
When the call came, Samuel Lauman was in disbelief – he had just lost his father and half-brother in a fiery two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 90 East in Waggaman. […]
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Paradis native suffers severe injuries in head-on collision
Tara Bate’s life had already been hard by the time she was severely injured in a head-on crash in Mississippi, but she would soon learn that her family and friends weren’t going to leave her without help. […]
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Boat sped over 30 feet into house in Bayou Gauche
A boat races out of Bayou Gauche and into the house of an 81-year-old woman. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries investigating the accident. […]
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‘Crappie Psychic’ found sister despite family secrets
Clyde Folse may be the “Crappie Psychic,” but he never saw the answer to a 19-year-old double mystery in his family literally walk up to his front door and knock.
But that’s what happened. […]
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Traffic light going up at scene of fatal crash in Des Allemands
Not far from where the state is putting up a long sought traffic light in Des Allemands is the cross placed in Karen Duran’s memory on U.S. Highway 90, serving as a powerful reminder of how it got there. […]
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Debate over seat belts on school buses re-sparked by accident
In the wake of a May New Jersey school bus crash that left one student and one teacher dead, the longtime debate of whether seat belts on school buses should be nationally required has re-ignited. […]
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Paul Maillard wreck kills one
At about 12:03 a.m. today (April 2), the Louisiana State Police Troop B responded to a fatal motorcycle crash on LA 52 near Luling Street in Boutte that claimed the life of a Waggaman woman. […]
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Three-vehicle wreck at Hale Boggs bridge claims life
A three-vehicle wreck on I-310 north at the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge Sunday claimed the life of a Gonzales woman and injured three other people. […]
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Hwy. 90 wreck takes life of longtime Luling resident
The six-vehicle crash that claimed the life of Brent Petit of Luling ended a career where he represented the local United Steelworkers (USW) and headed the River Parishes Transit Authority (RPTA). […]