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Camere Breaux was a passenger in a 2018 Chevrolet Impala when a 2012 Ford F-150 allegedly entered the intersection of West Pinhook Road and La Rue France against a red light. The September 5, 2026 collision killed the 19-year-old St. Martinville resident and injured three other people. The Impala’s driver and another passenger were…
The fatal electric mini bike collision at Gentilly Boulevard and Norman Mayer Avenue was not a hit-and-run, according to the corrected reporting. A 14-year-old boy died after the electric mini bike he was riding collided with a pickup on September 4, 2026. NOPD reported that the pickup driver remained at the scene and cooperated…
The reported collision and injuries Javier Hernandez, 29, of Farmerville, died after a head-on collision on LA 15 just south of Airline Drive in Ouachita Parish. The Chevrolet Camaro driver was also injured. Louisiana State Police reported that Hernandez’s southbound 2007 Toyota Avalon crossed the centerline and struck a northbound 2014 Chevrolet Camaro on…
Gonzales police decided not to file criminal charges after the collision that killed Veronico Garcia on North Burnside Avenue. That decision is an important part of the public record, but the published reports do not explain the evidence or reasoning behind it. Garcia, 44, was struck while crossing the road on August 29, 2026,…
Detria A. Braxton, 43, of Westlake, died after a southbound car struck her on Evergreen Road shortly after midnight on September 3, 2026. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office reported that Braxton was within the southbound travel lane when she was struck. The driver…
A September 2026 traffic stop brought a New Orleans fatal hit-and-run investigation back into public view more than four years after the April 17, 2022 crash at North Miro and Pauger streets. NOPD reported that officers arrested Destiny Goodman after a September 1, 2026 traffic stop and linked her to the 2022 collision that…
The reported head-on collision A workforce bus carrying 21 adult passengers collided head-on with a Hyundai Sonata on LA 27 near Shawnee Lane on August 26, 2026. Two people in the Hyundai died: driver Kylar Scott, 19, of Baton Rouge, and passenger Jordan Smith, 19, of Ferriday. Louisiana State Police said the northbound Hyundai…
Rylan Givens, 19, of West Monroe, died in a head-on collision involving a pickup and a loaded chip truck on Louisiana Highway 34 in Ouachita Parish on August 25, 2026. Louisiana State Police said Givens was driving a 2012 Ford F-150 west when the pickup veered left, crossed the centerline, and struck an eastbound…
Tyionne Bause, 31, of Lutcher, died after a head-on collision on Louisiana Highway 444 near Dutch Lane in Livingston Parish on August 24, 2026. Louisiana State Police said Bause was trying to pass another vehicle when her 2016 Nissan Altima entered the westbound lane and collided with a 2014 GMC Sierra. The GMC driver…
Mary Silkowski, 71, of Winnsboro, died after a three-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 4 at Ross Road in Franklin Parish on August 21, 2026. A front-seat passenger in her Jeep Compass suffered life-threatening injuries. The August 22, 2026 Louisiana State Police release describes the previous day’s chain of events. A tree blocked the westbound…
Milton Bell III, 41, of Mansura, died after his motorcycle left MP Cutoff Road and struck a culvert near Moreauville shortly after midnight on August 21, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that Bell was traveling west on a 2015 Suzuki GSX 600 and was wearing a DOT-approved helmet. Bell was taken to a local…
Jeffery Chretien, 33, of Lake Charles, died in a three-vehicle crash involving two dump trucks on Louisiana Highway 397 near Joe Spears Road on August 18, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that Chretien’s Lincoln entered the southbound lane in a designated no-passing zone while trying to pass a dump truck that was slowing near…
Robert L. Peterkin, 52, of Tickfaw, died after a 2019 Nissan Sentra struck him on U.S. 51 at Old Genessee Road in Tangipahoa Parish late on August 16, 2026. Louisiana State Police reported that Peterkin and his motorized bicycle were lying partly in the northbound lane when the northbound car reached them. The preliminary…
Louisiana State Police reported that troopers inspected 26 commercial vehicles and issued 26 citations during an August 13, 2026 enforcement detail on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The citations were for disregarding traffic-control devices that require commercial vehicles to remain in the right lane. Troopers also identified four additional safety violations and placed one driver…
Meta smart glasses and similar wearable recording glasses are legal to own and use in Louisiana, but a new state law can require notice before a participant intentionally uses them to capture certain private, in-person conversations. The rule took effect August 1, 2026. It is narrower than an all-party consent law, and it does…