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Louisiana State Police: No Fatal Memorial Day Weekend Crashes in Shreveport, But Six Across the State

Justin Massoud — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:22:18 +0000

Memorial Day weekend is a dangerous one for drivers. Louisiana State Police revealed that six deadly crashes in Louisiana during this year's holiday weekend killed eight people.

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Car Flips Over Near Market Street in Shreveport

Justin Massoud — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:27:06 +0000

Local police and fire units responded today (May 28) to a flipped car on the Spring St. extension near Market St. just south of I-20.

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Caddo Parish School Bus Driver Has Foot Amputated After Crash [VIDEO]

Dennis Foley — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:47:09 +0000

In bus camera footage released by the Caddo Parish School Board, viewers can see and hear the bus make a heavy impact what is believed to be a heavy gate.

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[UPDATE] I-49 Back Open After Morning Wreck Involving McDonald's Truck

Angela Thomas — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:59:05 +0000

I-49 reopened after morning wreck involving refrigerated McDonald's truck; neither driver nor food products harmed.

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[UPDATE] Bossier Parish School Bus Involved in Accident

Chris Evans — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:38:28 +0000

Bossier school district spokeswoman Sonja Bailes says at least 3 of the children were taken to Willis Knighton on Greenwood Road to be further checked out. Some parents have arrived at the scene to pick up their kids and another bus has been dispatched to pick up the rest.

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Pointe Coupee Car Crash Kills Man

Associated Press — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:06:44 +0000

NEW ROADS, La. (AP) — A 45-year-old Krotz Springs man has been killed in a traffic accident in Pointe Coupee Parish.

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[UPDATE] Woman Dies After Driving Off Boomtown Casino Parking Garage

Erin McCarty — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:23:17 +0000

Shreveport native Robin Alexander Lyons is in critical condition at LSU Health Center after driving off the top level of Boomtown Casino's parking garage.

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Two-Year-Old Girl Hit & Killed in What Police Call an Unavoidable Accident

Angela Thomas — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:17:02 +0000

An "unfortunate accident" has claimed the life of 2-year-old Carlaya Jeter. I talked with Bossier City Spokesman Mark Natale about what led to the toddler's death.

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18-Wheeler Jacknifes Near Blanchard

Erin McCarty — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:17:29 +0000

Traffic is flowing again after and 18-wheeler jacknifed on the Old Mooringsport Road at Scarpengo Road.

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Six-Year-Old Keeps Grandfather Alive After ATV Accident

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:00:56 +0000

An all-terrain vehicle ride near their cabin in rural Red Cliff, Canada became a nightmare for Walter Small and his grandson Bradley Reid when the rear tire got caught and the ATV flipped over.

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Wreck Knocks Down Utility Pole, Leaves Busy Intersection Closed

Angela Thomas — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:12:33 +0000

A morning wreck has left a busy intersection closed. Shreveport police say an 18-wheeler hit a utility pole at the intersection of Wallace Lake Road and East Bert Kouns, causing wires to block the lanes.

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Single Roll Over Crash On 220

Angela Thomas — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:42:55 +0000

Updated by John Lee @ 5:00pm

The ramp from I-220 to eastbound I-20 remains closed while the apples are being off-loaded to another truck. However, the ramp to westbound I-20 is now open. Motorists wanting to go east from I-220 can take the westbound ramp to Industrial Drive, exit, turn left under I-20, the turn left again to get back onto I-20 eastbound

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Hydrogen Sulfide Leak Sends Three to Area Hospitals

Angela Thomas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:19:09 +0000

A morning accident at the Calumet Specialty Products plant in Shreveport sends three workers to the hospital. Shortly before 9 o'clock, the three were part of a crew performing routine maintenance on the Diesel Hydrotreater, a fuel-processing unit, when the Hydrogen Sulfide gas leaked from a pipe they were near

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Three Injured in Morning Wreck

Angela Thomas — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:10:22 +0000

A morning wreck sends three young people to the hospital. Shreveport firefighters were called out just before 8:45 to the intersection of Bert Kouns and Dean Road, where there was a reported head-on collision with one vehicle overturned

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Red River Parish Train and 18-Wheeler Accident

Danny Fox — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:41:12 +0000

As of 2:30 pm today, emergency crews in Red River Parish are at the scene of a train and 18-wheeler accident.

The accident is on Highway 1 close to Highway 84.

There are no reports of any injuries at this time, or the type of cargo the truck or the train was carrying

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Five Year Old Bossier City Child Killed Tonight

James Stanley — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:58:48 +0000

Bossier City Police responded to an accidental shooting in the 2600 block of Palmetto Dr. that claimed the life of a 5 year old boy. The shooting occurred around 7:57 pm when the child found a loaded handgun in a cabinet and accidently shot himself

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Multiple Highway Wrecks

Angela Thomas — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:39:01 +0000

Multiple wrecks in Shreveport this morning sent several people to the hospital -- and kept traffic tied up for a while. Just after 6 o'clock, an 18-wheeler carrying lumber tipped over on the entrance ramp from I-20 onto 3132 East, spilling the lumber onto the roadway

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