A Texas driver died after a 2016 Ford F-150 left the westbound Interstate 20 Exit 118B ramp in Monroe and fell to the roadway below on October 3, 2026. Monroe Police responded at approximately 4:32 p.m. The driver was taken to a hospital and later died. Police had not publicly identified the driver or…
A 62-year-old man from New Port Richey, Florida, died after he was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 84 near Radio Station Road in DeSoto Parish early October 4, 2026. Louisiana State Police said the crash happened shortly before 4:30 a.m. A 2008 Dodge Caravan was traveling east on US 84 while the…
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle near Highway 26 and Plaquemine Street in Jennings late Friday night, October 2, 2026. Jennings Police said the crash happened at about 11 p.m. Louisiana State Police also responded. Police had not publicly identified the pedestrian when this article was prepared. The investigation is…
Two Madison Parish women died and five other people were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 80 near Waverly early Saturday morning, October 3, 2026. Louisiana State Police Troop F says the collision happened shortly after 3 a.m. just east of Quebec Road. The women had not been publicly identified when this…
Clifton Babin died after a vehicle struck him while he was crossing North Main Street near Magnolia Park in St. Martinville on September 23, 2026. St. Martinville Police Chief Andrew Broussard told KLFY that officers were called to the 1900 block around 9 a.m. and found Babin dead at the scene. Police say Babin…
Ka’Sheena Daniels, 31, died after stopping to help a neighbor trapped in an overturned vehicle on I-10 West near Elysian Fields Avenue in New Orleans on September 25, 2026. Fox 8 reported that Daniels was born and raised in New Orleans, worked in accounting and was raising her adopted son, Noah. She and her…
A 41-year-old Garyville man died after a Dodge Ram struck the rear of a Honda that was stopped for a red light 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….
James Berthelot, 69, of Plaquemine, died after a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado struck him while he was retrieving mail along Louisiana Highway 75 in Iberville Parish on September 21, 2026. WBRZ reported his identity on September 23, citing the Iberville Parish Coroner’s Office, and placed the collision near the Bayou Pigeon Library. The Louisiana State…
A 28-year-old St. Francisville motorcyclist died after the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe attempted a U-turn across his lane on U.S. 61 near West Feliciana Parkway on September 21, 2026. Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating shortly before 6:30 p.m. The agency said the 2002 Tahoe was traveling north in the right lane…
Michael Ledet, 43, of Gray, died after a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder struck him on Louisiana Highway 3040 near Westside Boulevard in Houma shortly before 4 a.m. on September 20, 2026. The Louisiana State Police release says the Pathfinder was traveling south in the left lane and Ledet was also walking south in that lane….
Robin Taylor, 48, was arrested on September 23, 2026, on allegations of hit-and-run driving and obstruction of justice in connection with the July 11 death of Travis Barconey on Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge. WBRZ reported the arrest after previously publishing details from the Baton Rouge Police Department investigation and warrant. The charges are…
A driver died after a Chevrolet Tahoe and Chrysler 300 collided at Chef Menteur Highway and Flake Avenue in New Orleans on September 19, 2026. After the initial vehicle collision, the Chrysler struck a tree. The New Orleans Police Department’s preliminary release says the Tahoe was turning right from Flake Avenue while the Chrysler…
A 49-year-old man died after a vehicle struck him while he was running across westbound Interstate 10 near the Morrison Road on-ramp in New Orleans East on September 19, 2026. The New Orleans Police Department’s release says officers responded at about 12:23 p.m. and found the man near the interstate’s right shoulder. He was…
Two Stonewall men, ages 43 and 63, died after a Chevrolet Tahoe and a Volvo VNL collided on U.S. 171 near Louisiana Highway 3276 late on September 18, 2026. Louisiana State Police says the 2004 Tahoe was traveling south and the 2000 Volvo was traveling north when, for reasons still under investigation, the Tahoe…
Bobby G. Conner II, 66, of Huntsville, Texas, and Diego L. Gonzalez-Sanchez, 29, died in a collision involving two 18-wheelers on Interstate 20 at Pines Road in Shreveport on September 18, 2026. KSLA, citing the Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office, reported that both men died at the scene. Shreveport police spokesman Chris Bordelon said one…