Disclaimer: This article provides general information about commercial truck insurance and Louisiana injury claims. It is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and cannot determine the coverage, deadline, or value of a particular claim. Insurance rules, policy terms, and legal deadlines depend on the facts. There is no single insurance limit…
Your Louisiana auto premium went up after a crash you did not cause. The timing is suspicious, but it does not by itself show that the insurer broke the law. The useful question is whether the insurer considered that nonfault incident when it raised your rate, added a surcharge, canceled the policy, or declined…
Two people died after a car left Sidney Road and struck a tree in Grosse Tete on February 10, 2026. WBRZ, citing Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi, reported that a mother was driving with her child around 2:30 p.m. Both were taken to a hospital and died there. WBRZ’s report and Unfiltered with Kiran’s…
Louisiana State Police described two crashes on I-10 west near Grosse Tete on February 10, 2026. A Chevrolet Silverado first crashed and became disabled across both westbound lanes. A box truck struck it a short time later. Nathan Smiling, 60, of Breaux Bridge, died at the scene. The public account does not yet explain…
Evelyn Alexander, 75, died after a Shreveport police vehicle struck her on Greenwood Road on February 3, 2026. Her daughters later filed a federal lawsuit over the collision. KSLA reported the lawsuit on July 17, a development missing from this article’s earlier account. What police initially reported The Shreveport Police Department’s initial release placed…
One person was airlifted with serious injuries and a child was taken to a local hospital after a single-vehicle crash on the Sibley Lake Bridge in Natchitoches on February 5, 2026. The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded at about 3:48 p.m. to assist the Natchitoches Police Department, which was investigating the crash….
Lake Charles police identified 83-year-old Zenna Fontenot Dewitt as the pedestrian killed outside the Dollar General at Country Club and Weaver roads on February 4, 2026. According to KPLC’s follow-up report, a 2017 Chevrolet Trailblazer left Country Club Road, entered the parking lot, and struck Dewitt while she was walking toward her car. Police…
A four-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 14 near Fairview Elementary School killed 34-year-old Kaylee Luce of Lake Charles and injured seven other people on February 3, 2026, according to reporting that attributes the details to the Lake Charles Police Department. Police said a Ford F-150 rear-ended a stopped Kia van carrying seven people at…
A person was killed late February 5, 2026, after a sequence of collisions on Interstate 10 West near the Little Woods exit in New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Department says the person first struck an unknown object while driving west, left the vehicle for an unknown reason, and walked along the interstate. A…
A January 29, 2026 crash at the North Hoover Road and Sisters Road traffic circle killed 30-year-old Maricia Casnave of Lacombe and injured four other passengers, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. The agency’s current release says the Toyota Camry left the roundabout, entered a business yard, and struck a tree. The same…
Louisiana State Police reported that 28-year-old Craig Burns of Carville died after a Toyota Corolla pulled from a private road into the path of his motorcycle on LA 30 in Ascension Parish. The February 6, 2026 crash remained under investigation when State Police published its account. The official release describes a left-turn collision, but…
A vehicle struck an overhead support structure along River Road in Garyville on the evening of January 30, 2026, prompting officials to close Louisiana Highway 44 while the structure was inspected. WDSU reported that the crash occurred around 5:39 p.m. and injured one person. L’Observateur reported that it was a one-vehicle crash and that…
A truck crash and large roadway spill closed Louisiana Highway 23 in Plaquemines Parish on the morning of January 16, 2026. Plaquemines Parish’s 8:13 a.m. traffic notice placed the closure near River Oaks Drive in the Cedar Grove area, south of Chevron Oronite. The parish described an 18-wheeler and a garbage truck. Later reports…
A January 29, 2026 crash on Interstate 20 in Bienville Parish led to the arrest of a Ruston man, according to a report based on information from law enforcement. The Lincoln Parish Journal reported that Louisiana State Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at milepost 64. The report said the driver, Brandon Lamar Brooks,…
A crash near the Amite River closed Interstate 12 eastbound in the Denham Springs area on the evening of February 1, 2026. WBRZ reported that one vehicle was upside down and traffic had backed up to O’Neal Lane. The report was a brief traffic alert, not a completed crash investigation. It did not identify…