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It’s Halloween night in Baton Rouge, and the streets glow with pumpkins and porch lights. Kids in bright and spooky costumes rush from house to house, laughing and shouting “Trick or treat!” In Prairieville and Gonzales, families walk together, candy bags filling fast. Even in Donaldsonville, you can hear the sound of excited footsteps…

Every day, people get into their cars to go to work, school, or home. But even short drives can be dangerous if you’re not wearing a seat belt. In Louisiana, some drivers and passengers still forget to buckle up—and that can lead to serious injuries or even death. Seat belts are the best protection…

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…

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,…

If you are injured in a car accident caused by another party, you may have the right to recover compensation for your damages. However, insurance companies and defense attorneys will try to deny or devalue your claim to avoid paying you the full value of your damages.  They often try to shift blame to…

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) says part of Highway 18 in Donaldsonville will be closed until December 19. The closed area is near where the Mississippi River meets Bayou Lafourche, from Chetimatches Street to Iberville Street. Workers will be putting steel pipes under the road, so no traffic can pass through…