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Crashes can happen any time of the year, but in Louisiana, October continues to be the most dangerous month for drivers. From 2019 to 2023, reports from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) and LSU’s Center for Analytics & Research in Transportation Safety (CARTS) showed that more people were hurt or killed in October…

Mark your calendars! The 2nd Annual City of Gonzales Fall Fest is happening on Sunday, October 26, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Price LeBlanc PACE Center, located at 2824 St. Anthony Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana. Related: Car Safety Checklist Register Here! Family Fun for Everyone There’s something for every age…

Ascension Parish is starting work on a new roundabout at PR 929 and PR 930 as part of the Move Ascension Program. Construction begins today, Monday, October 20, and will continue until Spring 2026. Related: Road Closed in Donaldsonville Until Dec. 19 Crews will be paving roads, adding curbs, fixing drainage, leveling the ground,…

State Sen. Rick Edmonds renamed part of Airline Highway in Baton Rouge as the “Jackson, Gerald, Garafola, Tullier Memorial Highway.” The new name honors four brave law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the tragic July 2016 shooting. They are Deputy Bradford Garafola, Officer Matthew Gerald, Corporal Montrell Jackson, and Sergeant Nicholas Tullier….

In Baton Rouge, Tiffany Jeff went through something no driver ever wants to experience. On September 20, the car she had worked hard to buy suddenly caught fire while she was driving on I-10. Related: The Deadliest Road Stretches in Louisiana Tiffany said she heard a loud boom, pulled over, and watched as flames…

Fall and winter are some of the most exciting times of the year! Families go to football games, fairs, Christmas parades, and light shows. If you’re traveling to Baton Rouge or Ascension Parish, you might head to LSU, the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, or visit family in another city. Before you hit the road, it’s…

Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish are famous for sweet things — from sugarcane farms along the Mississippi River to bakeries in Gonzales and Prairieville. But here’s something many Louisiana drivers don’t think about: eating too much dessert before driving can make you sleepy and slow your reaction time on the road. That sugar rush…

Every fall, flu season hits hard in Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish, and across Louisiana. The flu spreads fast when the weather cools down — and it can make thousands of people sick each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), millions of Americans get the flu every year, and 3–5…

More than half of adults in the United States drink alcohol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). About 17% of Americans binge drink, and 6% drink heavily. Louisiana, famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations and drive-thru daiquiris, ranks 30th in the country (tied with Maine) for binge drinking. In 2022,…

Key Takeaways: Every year, fatal crashes take place across Louisiana’s roadways. Sometimes, it only takes witnessing the aftermath of one tragic crash to make a stretch of road stick in your mind as somewhere to be extra cautious. While personal experiences shape how drivers view these routes, data allows us to measure the danger…