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🌟 We are 3 months away from our annual Walk Like MADD Event! 👟 MADD Louisiana is thrilled to be hosting our annual Walk Like MADD on October 19th at BREC's Forest Community Park in Baton Rouge! You can register and create a team at
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Walk Like MADD is a powerful coming together of individuals united in the fight against impaired driving. All funds donated will be used to help support victims of this preventable crime as well as MADD Louisiana's other important programs.

While we recognize that not everyone is in a position to donate at this time, every connection we make allows us to get one step closer to our shared mission of NO MORE VICTIMS.

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LPSO is offering a women’s self-defense seminar, free to the public, next month!

The class covers survival tactics such as strikes and blocks as well as education on how women can best protect themselves in a variety of scenarios. Participants will learn about the strengths and advantages they possess as females, as well as gain the necessary skills to use them properly.

**Participants under the age of 18 are required to have an adult chaperone on site.**

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***6:50 am update - LA 311 is now open for travel. Please use caution if traveling this route as smoke is still present.

TROOP C TRAVEL ADVISORY
September 19, 2023

Terrebonne Parish - Due to heavy smoke from nearby marsh fires causing significantly reduced visibility of the roadway, Louisiana Highway 311 between U.S. Highway 90 and Savanne Road has been closed to vehicle traffic for the safety of motorists.

This is a fluid situation and visibility can change with the wind direction. Troopers and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office will continue to monitor roadway conditions. Please find an alternative route if traveling between Houma and Thibodaux.

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LPSO is offering a women’s self-defense seminar, free to the public, next weekend!

The class covers survival tactics such as strikes and blocks as well as education on how women can best protect themselves in a variety of scenarios. Participants will learn about the strengths and advantages they possess as females, as well as gain the necessary skills to use them properly.

**Participants under the age of 18 are required to have an adult chaperone on site.**

LHSC reminds drivers to get back into “school zone mode”

As children prepare to begin another school year, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission reminds all drivers to watch out for students.

That means slowing down in school zones and stopping for school buses that are picking up and dropping off children. The school zone speed limit is 20 miles per hour.

“It’s time for drivers to get back into that 20-mile-per-hour school zone mode in the mornings and afternoons,” Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman said.

While there is no uniform start date for Louisiana schools, most elementary, middle, and high schools begin classes between August 4 and August 11. School zone times are posted at school zones. They vary throughout the state but are generally in effect from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and, again, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Additionally, Louisiana law prohibits drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving through an active school zone. A first-time violation can cost a driver up to $500, and subsequent violations are punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and a 60-day driver’s license suspension. If a driver is involved in a collision while using a cell phone in an active school zone, the fine is doubled.

Back-to-school driver safety doesn’t begin or end in school zones, Freeman pointed out. Drivers should watch for school buses that are making multiple stops along neighborhood streets and major arterial routes early in the morning and late into the afternoon.

“All school buses are equipped with flashing lights and attached stop signs,” Freeman said. “Motor vehicle drivers in all directions must come to a complete stop until those stop signs are fully retracted and the bus begins moving.”

Even after the bus has started moving again, drivers should be on the lookout for children, who usually are not looking for cars and may suddenly dart into the street.

“Children’s minds are not on their own safety,” Freeman said. “They’re thinking about their friends, or their teachers, or their classes. It’s up to us to be vigilant drivers in areas where children are present.”

For more information, please visit https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/school-bus-safety.

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18-wheeler flipped in accident on I-49 near Pont Des Mouton At 4:31 p.m., officers responded to a three-vehicle accident that occurred on I-49 near Pont Des Mouton Road. The accident involved an 18-wheeler, SUV and truck.