Clifton Babin died after a vehicle struck him while he was crossing North Main Street near Magnolia Park in St. Martinville on September 23, 2026. St. Martinville Police Chief Andrew Broussard told KLFY that officers were called to the 1900 block around 9 a.m. and found Babin dead at the scene. Police say Babin…
Ka’Sheena Daniels, 31, died after stopping to help a neighbor trapped in an overturned vehicle on I-10 West near Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans on September 25, 2026. Fox 8 reported that Daniels was born and raised in New Orleans, worked in accounting and was raising her adopted son, Noah. She and her…
A notary is not required for every Louisiana personal injury settlement release. The usual form rule is a written compromise or a settlement recited in open court so it can be transcribed. But the document an insurer sends may call for an acknowledgment, witnesses, an affidavit, or a particular signing method. Before arranging a…
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after a gray pickup truck struck him on North Hearne Avenue near Forum Drive in Shreveport on September 25, 2026. Shreveport police responded at approximately 5:27 p.m. Officers found the man unconscious and unresponsive about 25 feet off the roadway. The pickup, which police said had damage consistent with…
A 41-year-old Garyville man died after a Dodge Ram struck the rear of a Honda that was stopped for a red light on Airline Highway in Reserve early Sunday, September 27, 2026. Louisiana State Police said the collision happened shortly after 2:30 a.m. on northbound U.S. Highway 61 near Terre Haute Road in St….
If both drivers say they had a green light, the police report may leave the central question unresolved. The next step is to find records that can test each account: the signal settings in effect, any retained controller history, video from the approaches, and the timing of the emergency response. Start by finding out…
A Louisiana neighbor generally may not arrange a roof so that rainwater falls on the adjoining property. Civil Code article 664 states that rule directly. The harder disputes involve a downspout, gutter, driveway, or grading change that collects water and sends it toward the property line. That is different from rain following the land’s…
A Louisiana neighbor does not have to wait for a wall, roof, balcony, chimney, sign, or other construction to collapse before asking a court to act. Civil Code article 661 provides a direct remedy when a building or other construction is in danger of falling. The immediate goal is safety. Leave the danger area…
A 55-year-old Vidalia man died and at least one passenger suffered moderate injuries after a 2003 Chevrolet Corvette left Louisiana Highway 131 in Concordia Parish on September 26, 2026. Louisiana State Police have not released the driver’s name or identified the injured passenger. The reason the Corvette left the roadway remains under investigation. What…
Waiting to object to a building that crosses a Louisiana property line can change the remedy. It does not automatically transfer ownership of the land. Louisiana Civil Code article 670 gives a court discretion to let an encroaching building remain when the builder acted in good faith and the neighboring owner waited an unreasonable…
Solange Champagne, 25, and Stephan Cormier, 56, died after a passenger vehicle and two sugarcane tractor rigs were involved in a crash on Resweber Street in St. Martinville on Monday, September 28, 2026. Interim St. Martinville Police Chief Andrew Broussard identified both victims. Champagne was driving the passenger vehicle, and Cormier was operating one…
A New Orleans premises claim often turns on two questions that the incident report does not answer: who controlled the unsafe area, and what did that person or business know before the injury? Ownership is a useful starting point, but the owner, tenant, manager, maintenance vendor, and contractor may have divided the work among…
A licensed Louisiana fishing-charter guide must carry proof of commercial marine insurance while on the water. The rule applies to both saltwater and freshwater guides. Current Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries guidance calls for at least $300,000 of liability coverage per occurrence. That requirement answers only the first coverage question. It does not…
Dedrick Washington, 54, died after a vehicle struck him in the 3100 block of Louisiana Highway 19 in Baker on the morning of September 28, 2026. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified Washington the following day. Baker Police investigated the collision, which happened around 6 a.m. The public reports say very little…
A disabled vehicle in an interstate lane creates two different questions: could its driver have avoided or reduced the obstruction, and could approaching traffic have avoided the collision? The answer may involve both drivers, or neither driver’s negligence. A mechanical failure, poor repair, earlier crash, or roadside operation may also be part of the…