Seven individuals were taken into custody for staging a car accident in Louisiana. After the staged crash, the individuals filed false insurance claims to obtain compensation for property loss and bodily injury. The crash took place in October 2016, and an...
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How businesses can address breaches of contract
Businesses in Louisiana may do everything they can to protect themselves by drawing up contracts and working to create clear agreements. On far too many occasions, however, other parties fail to follow through on an agreement, causing significant damages for the...
Darker streets could put pedestrians in danger
Daylight saving time ended in Louisiana and most other parts of the United States on Nov. 4. This means that drivers must contend with a lack of sunlight and glare from streetlights during their evening commutes. According to the Governors Highway Safety Association...
Distracted driving and car accidents
Distracted driving is a major cause of serious accidents in Louisiana. In fact, a recent study by AAA found that distracted driving is the most significant contributor to accidents in the United States. While many people believe that they are immune to such accidents,...
New traffic laws in Louisiana are in effect
The number of traffic fatalities in Louisiana has been increasing since 2013, most notably in urban areas of the state. In a serious effort to improve traffic safety and increase accountability, Louisiana's Highway Safety Commission is championing several new traffic...
Liability for bicycle accidents in Louisiana
Liability for accidents between cars and bicycles comes down to the question of who was negligent. In most cases, both parties are at fault to some degree, but fault must be determined based on state and local traffic laws. Both drivers and cyclists have what is...
Louisiana police close down identity theft ring
Police in Louisiana have taken six people into custody and are searching for two others in connection with an identity theft ring. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office says that the group rummaged through garbage cans outside a Hammond loan business to find...
Smartphones considered a factor in rise of pedestrian fatalities
Louisiana motorists and pedestrians may be interested to learn that distracted driving could be a major factor in the increase in the number of pedestrian fatalities. While overall traffic fatalities have risen by 11 percent since 2009, pedestrian fatalities have...
Common causes of motorcyclists getting hit
It is a great fear of motorcyclists: Getting hit and injured by another vehicle. Unfortunately, this nightmare situation ends up being a reality for far too many motorcyclists here in Louisiana. Serious and potentially fatal injuries can come out of such crashes. Many...
$90,000 award for no-knock raid on wrong house affirmed
Knocking on the wrong door can be embarrassing, but when the police knock on the wrong door, embarrassment does not adequately describe the reaction of the people who live in the house. When a sheriff's office SWAT team executed a no-knock warrant on the wrong...