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 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…
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…
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…
Short answer: When you are injured while riding in a friend’s car, Louisiana generally treats the uninsured motorist coverage on that car as primary. If your damages exhaust that primary coverage, you may use one other UM policy available to you as excess coverage. Louisiana does not ordinarily let you combine every UM policy…
Yes. Being partly at fault does not automatically prevent you from bringing a Louisiana car accident claim. The result depends heavily on when the crash happened and what percentage of fault is ultimately assigned to you. For a crash before January 1, 2026, Louisiana’s prior pure comparative fault rule generally reduced a claimant’s damages…
A 20-year-old Ringgold man died when his Toyota Sienna left Louisiana Highway 154, hit a tree and caught fire in Bossier Parish on September 26, 2026. Louisiana State Police Troop G responded around 5 a.m. near Springhill Church Road. The State Police release describes a 2024 Sienna traveling east before it left the road….
A large commercial auto liability limit does not tell you whether an injured employee has uninsured motorist coverage. Under Louisiana’s commercial-policy rule effective August 1, 2024, the insured must select that coverage. If there is no selection and no premium payment that includes UM, the law presumes it was not selected. In This Article…
Ebony Erving, 37, died when her Nissan was struck head-on during a three-vehicle crash on Hilry Huckaby Drive in Shreveport on September 25, 2026. A 6-year-old passenger survived, along with the drivers of the other two vehicles. Correction, September 29, 2026: An earlier police account reported by KSLA described a second woman’s injuries as…