Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Paul Ohlmeyer was riding his department motorcycle in a funeral escort when he was struck from behind on Airline Highway in New Orleans. He died after being taken to a hospital. The New Orleans Police Department’s January 30, 2026 release places the crash in the 9200 block of Airline…
Shreveport police said a driver encountered ice on an I-20 westbound off-ramp, left the roadway, overturned, and struck a concrete bridge column early on January 30, 2026. The driver died at the scene. The Shreveport Police Department release describes a blue Chevrolet Blazer and places the crash at the Linwood and Pierre Avenue off-ramp…
Cayden Callihan, 18, of Whiteville, North Carolina, was killed in a collision at LA 1032 and Hunter’s Way in Livingston Parish. Louisiana State Police reported that Troop A responded shortly before midnight on January 30, 2026. The other driver sustained minor injuries, according to the same release. That release gives a preliminary sequence, not…
Jailon Rhine of Jeanerette was 18 when he died after a collision on Louisiana Highway 674 near Cherri Lane. Louisiana State Police said the two vehicles met head-on shortly before midnight on January 28, 2026. Rhine was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries and died there. The other driver was also seriously…
Latrice Y. Robinson, 44, of Marksville died in a head-on crash on Louisiana Highway 1 at Tyler Road in Rapides Parish on January 28, 2026. Louisiana State Police said two people in the other vehicle sustained moderate injuries and were taken to a local hospital. The agency’s January 29 release described an initial investigation,…
The best wrongful death lawyer for one Baton Rouge family may not be the best fit for another. The useful question is whether the lawyer understands Louisiana’s two related death claims, can identify the proper claimants, has a concrete evidence plan, explains fees and decisions clearly, and is prepared to take the case beyond…
A Louisiana family may need to file two claims after a fatal injury. A wrongful death claim concerns the losses the family sustained because of the death. A survival action preserves the claim the person could have brought for injuries suffered before death. The same event can support both, but the proof and damages…
Archive note: This article was first published in 2019 and discusses an initial account of a fatal Whiskey Bay crash. The cited news reports describe what authorities said during the early investigation. They do not supply the investigation’s final findings or establish civil responsibility. Shortly before 7:30 a.m. on October 21, 2019, Louisiana State…
Archive note: This article was first published on September 5, 2019. The crash summary below preserves the account originally attributed to Louisiana State Police. It is an initial account, not a report of the investigation’s final findings. The original police release was not independently retrieved during the September 2026 editorial update. According to the…
After a fatal injury, a family may be dealing with funeral expenses, lost household income and the absence of someone who provided daily care and companionship. Louisiana law recognizes several kinds of loss, but they belong to different claims and require different proof. A wrongful-death action concerns the survivors’ losses because of the death….
A fatal collision, fall, medical event, or equipment failure can leave a family with an incident report and many unanswered questions. A wrongful-death investigation asks whether someone’s legally actionable fault caused the death, who may bring the claim, and what evidence can establish the family’s losses. The type of incident shapes that investigation. A…
Louisiana does not give every relative the right to bring a wrongful-death claim. The law identifies specific groups of survivors and gives the first qualifying group priority. Before a family files suit, it needs to establish who falls within that group. That question is separate from who arranged the funeral, handled the insurance calls,…
The police account of this Bossier City crash was brief but consequential: a motorcyclist died after a multi-vehicle collision at Airline Drive and Old Minden Road, and an involved driver was cited for failing to yield. A citation is important evidence, but it does not by itself answer every civil-liability question. The underlying report,…