A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after a pickup truck struck him on North Hearne Avenue in Shreveport on Friday evening, September 25, 2026. Shreveport police responded near North Hearne Avenue and Forum Drive at approximately 5:27 p.m. The investigation remains open. What Police Found at the Scene Officers located an unconscious and unresponsive male…
A 41-year-old Garyville man died after a rear-end crash 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. John the Baptist Parish. The investigation remains preliminary. What Louisiana State Police Says…
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 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…
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 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 September 28, 2026. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office identified him the following day. Baker police investigated the Monday-morning collision. Authorities closed Highway 19 between Ben Williams Lane and Spur Lane while officers…
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…
A 15-year-old passenger died when a Nissan Frontier ran off Louisiana Highway 126, overturned and struck a tree at Waterbind Road near Grayson on September 28, 2026. The driver and front-seat passenger suffered injuries State Police described as minor. Troop F’s preliminary account says the 2013 Frontier was traveling west before it left the…
Being on foot does not necessarily put a Louisiana hit-and-run victim outside an auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage. A named insured or qualifying resident family member may have UM protection while walking, even when the insured car is parked at home. Sharing a household, however, is not enough by itself. The coverage question starts…
Carmelo Riley, Brian Smith II and Tyrell Yates, all Southeastern Louisiana University students, died after a Honda Accord left the road and struck a concrete support column near Ponchatoula on September 28, 2026. WBRZ reported the Tangipahoa Parish Coroner’s Office’s identification of the three men on September 29. Yates was a former Southeastern basketball…
Your accident claim does not automatically disappear when the at-fault driver’s insurance company fails. If a court formally declares a Louisiana-authorized property and casualty insurer insolvent and orders liquidation, the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, usually called LIGA, may handle qualifying unpaid claims. Its responsibility is limited by statute and by the failed insurer’s policy….
Terrance Ruffin, 19, died in a nine-vehicle crash near North Foster Drive and Prescott Road in Baton Rouge shortly before noon on September 27, 2026. WBRZ’s report, citing Baton Rouge police, lists seven injured people, including one in critical condition. The injury totals in the published reports differ. WAFB, citing emergency officials, reports eight…
A 45-year-old Opelousas man died after his Harley-Davidson left Louisiana Highway 3212 and struck a concrete curb near Grand Prairie Road in Iberia Parish on September 27, 2026. State Police Troop I responded shortly before 2 a.m. The rider’s name is not given in the preliminary release. Police describe a 2002 Harley-Davidson traveling west,…
When two drivers disagree about a Louisiana crash, identify the precise point of disagreement first. A dispute about which car changed lanes needs different evidence from a dispute about the traffic signal. Organizing the file around that question makes it easier to see what supports each account and what remains unknown. Civil Code article…