Short answer: Louisiana gives a qualifying sponsor of a Mississippi River levee bonfire broad protection from injury claims, but the protection has specific exceptions. A sponsor may still face a claim for permit failures, unapproved materials, certain violations of local orders, or deliberate and wanton conduct or gross negligence that actually caused the injury….
Short answer: Louisiana law really does name Chimp Haven, the Krewe of Barkus and Meow Paws, ChimpStock, the Krewe of Centaur, the Krewe of Highland, and several other events. But the statute does not give every named parade or festival blanket immunity. It protects a qualifying nonprofit animal sanctuary and its officers, employees, and…
Short answer: A standard golf cart is generally prohibited on Louisiana public roads unless a parish or municipality has designated a particular road or street for golf-cart use. Grand Isle is a familiar local exception. Golf carts are common there, and the town publishes a permit-tag system and detailed operating rules for cart access…
Short answer Yes. Louisiana’s impaired-operation statute is not limited to ordinary cars and trucks. It expressly covers a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, vessel, or other means of conveyance. That language can reach a boat, golf cart, ATV, side-by-side, and many other motorized ways of getting around. In This Article Short answer What conduct does…
Cynthia Macias suffered broken ribs, spinal injuries and a concussion in an early-morning crash on US 190 between Albany and Holden on September 14, 2026. Louisiana State Police arrested James Middleton IV, 36, later that day. WBRZ’s initial report, citing State Police, says the driver who struck Macias’ vehicle got out and left the…
Short answer: Start with the accident or injury date, but do not stop there. The governing rule may turn on when the tort arose, a commercial policy was issued or renewed, suit was filed, death occurred, or the insurer acted. An effective date begins the analysis but does not always end it. In This…
Short answer: Louisiana does not prohibit every person from riding in every pickup bed. For pickups covered by R.S. 32:284, state law generally prohibits a child under 12 from riding in the open bed on a highway, and it prohibits anyone from riding in an open pickup bed while the truck is moving on…
Short answer A Louisiana funeral procession does not have a blanket right to run every red light. If the procession has a police escort and its lead vehicle lawfully enters an intersection, the vehicles following in the procession may continue through even when a traffic signal changes. In This Article Short answer What counts…
NHTSA recorded 41 fatal crashes and 44 fatalities in Lincoln Parish from 2020 through 2024. Twelve of those fatal crashes, with 13 fatalities, were coded within Ruston. At the parish level, 24 of 41 fatal crashes occurred from 6:00 p.m. through 5:59 a.m., 23 were coded rural, and I-20 appeared in 13 records. The 2024 figures are provisional, and all of these are descriptive counts rather than findings of fault or risk rates.
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A 37-year-old Downsville man died after his Ford F-150 left Mosleys Bluff Road and struck a tree in Union Parish on September 16, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that the pickup was traveling west near Johnny Chevallier Road when it veered right and left the roadway. In This Article The reported crash Why the…
A 28-year-old Leesville man died after the Honda Foreman he was driving left Belton Loop, struck several trees and overturned in Vernon Parish on September 19, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that the vehicle ejected him during the rollover. Troopers described it as a utility terrain vehicle, or UTV. In This Article The reported…
Correction and update, September 24, 2026: Tommy Gowan, 74, of Texas, was driving the vehicle involved in the September 21 crash at Buncombe and Simpson Roads in west Caddo Parish. The earlier version of this article said the available reporting did not establish whether Gowan was the driver or a passenger. A KTAL/KMSS report…
Update, September 23, 2026: The Iberville Parish Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian as James Berthelot, 69, of Plaquemine. Berthelot died after a Chevrolet Silverado struck him while he was retrieving mail along LA 75 in Iberville Parish on September 21, 2026, according to Louisiana State Police. The State Police release places Berthelot near…