Automobile Accidents

• Minimum Insurance Requirement Raised In Louisiana

  Timothy Young | April 22, 2010 7:39 AM | 1 CommentNew Orleans, LA

  A new law came into effect on January 1st of this year in Louisiana that will affect everyone with a driver's license. Now, instead of liability limits of $10,000 for bodily injury to one person,...

• What Is UM Insurance In Louisiana

  Timothy Young | April 16, 2010 10:40 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  If you are a driver in New Orleans, you have motorist insurance. But while many people can appreciate the value of having motorist insurance (aside from the fact that it's the law!), not many people...

• Seatbelt Fines May Double In Louisiana

  Chrissie Cole | April 05, 2010 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A bill that would double fines for driving without a seatbelt is being considered by a House Committee in Louisiana. As of now, the fine for driving without a seatbelt is $25 for the first...

• what to do right after a car accident in Louisiana

  Timothy Young | March 19, 2010 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  Car accidents happen to even the safest drivers. Even when you're doing everything right, you can't count on the drivers around you to act as safely, and unfortunately, it only takes one mistake to...

• Drunk Driving in Louisiana

  Timothy Young | March 14, 2010 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  You hear it on Public Service Announcements, your parents and teachers (depending on your age) have repeated it over and over, and yet it is still one of the most commonly ignored bits of driving...

• Car Crashes Into Home

  Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2009 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsNew Orleans, LA

  A vehicle crashed into a home on Jefferson Avenue in New Orleans around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, creating a huge hole in the home’s front wall. According to police, no one was...

• Multi-Vehicle Crash Injures Two

  Chrissie Cole | February 24, 2009 6:51 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  Two people were injured in a car crash at the intersection of Plank and Harding in Baton Rouge on Monday morning. The three-vehicle crash involved a motorcycle, a car and a truck. The accident...

• Teen Dead After Being Run Over by Float

  Jenny Albano | February 05, 2008 8:05 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A driver towing a float in a Carnival parade accidentally ran over and killed his 16-year-old brother.Clay Michael Sayer was standing between Kain N. Sayer's pickup truck and the float behind it, talking to riders on the float during a brief stop around 5 p.m. Saturday, Trooper Scott Moreau said. The teen was pinned by the float when the truck started moving again, Moreau said.Kain Sayer, 21,...

• Pedestrian Hit by Louisiana State Representative

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 1:47 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A Louisiana State Representative hit a pedestrian in Terrebonne Parish with her car on Sunday. The pedestrian's arm was broken in the car accident. State Representative Carla Dartez was driving the car. The accident took place on Bayou Black Road.Dartez failed parts of the field sobriety test but passed a breathalyzer test administered soon afterward with a "0.00" score, said Trooper Gilbert...

• Baton Rouge Car Accident Injures Secretary of State

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsBaton Rouge, LA

  A car accident on Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge left the Secretary of State injured and in need of surgery. He had injuries to his chest, back, and pelvis. The two car accident happened last week. The driver of the other car was not injured. Dardenne was traveling in the center lane of Interstate-12 near its split with I-10 in Baton Rouge last Monday when his Infiniti veered to the right and...