Accidents and Emergencies

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (158+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple will announce a major investment in the state's fortified roof program Monday afternoon. The announcement is scheduled for 2 p.m. Watch it live in this article. Louisiana home insurance…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (40+ words) The Louisiana Hazing Prevention Summit brought educators, students and families together to discuss ways to prevent hazing on college campuses. The Louisiana Hazing Prevention Summit brought educators, students and families together to discuss ways to prevent hazing on college campuses....

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (354+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia farmers are facing an estimated 500,000-ton hay shortage after prolonged drought cut statewide yields, leaving livestock producers searching for additional feed ahead of winter. First-year Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger declared an emergency Wednesday that will temporarily…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (300+ words) A Covington High School student resource officer hands a t-shirt to a Covington High School student for wearing a seatbelt on Monday, May 5, 2014. Louisiana saw the fewest injuries from vehicle crashes in state history last year, according to data released…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (430+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Following recent hit-and-run crashes in the Baton Rouge area, one Louisiana mother is pushing for a new alert system she hopes could get critical information to the public faster and help investigators identify drivers who…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (192+ words) Governor Abigail Spanberger declared a state of emergency to support Virginia farmers and producers in response to the statewide hay shortage caused by ongoing drought conditions, according to her office. According to Gov. Spanberger’s office, persistent drought conditions have caused…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (151+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The American Red Cross of Louisiana added two new emergency response vehicles to its fleet. According to a release, Delta Utilities donated two 2026 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUVs to allow Red Cross Disaster Action Teams to offer…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (332+ words) Virginia farmers struggling with drought-damaged pastures will be able to receive larger hay deliveries under a state of emergency declared by Gov. Abigail Spanberger Wednesday. Spanberger's Executive Order 21 temporarily exempts over-width hay deliveries from certain transportation restrictions, allowing hay to…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (144+ words) Gov. Abigail Spanberger has declared a state of the emergency to help Virginia farmers facing a statewide hay shortage caused by persistent drought conditions. RICHMOND — Gov. Abigail Spanberger has declared a state of the emergency to help Virginia farmers facing…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (482+ words) A controversial and novel effort by a small electric utility to abandon electric service to dozens of camp owners in coastal Louisiana hit a roadblock Wednesday, with state regulators voting against the utility’s plans to stop servicing three stretches of…...