Each New Year, we vow to make this year different whether it is to eat healthier and lose weight or to make that big career change. No matter what your goals are though, the first step in completing them is writing them down.The attorneys at Simien & Simien think...
A team of world-class IBM consultants spent three weeks studying Baton Rouge's traffic woes and came to the conclusion that the problems can only be fixed by prioritizing where improvements are needed.The team presented a list of traffic improvement recommendations to...
Road rage is defined as aggressive or angry behavior by the driver of an automobile or other type of vehicle such as a motorcycle.Aggressive behaviors can include rude gestures, verbal insults and deliberately driving in a threatening or unsafe manner. However, it can...
Monique Koll was recently appointed BikeLaFayette's executive director, a feat that may have seemed impossible following the broken neck she suffered when an unlicensed driver struck her while she rode her bike in Duson, Louisiana.BikeLaFayette is a bicycle and...
A Saturday morning accident in West Shreveport has taken the life of SeDestini Monette Fields, a 23-year-old campaigner for Sen. Mary Landrieu from Shreveport.According to a press release from Police Cpl. Marcus Hines, Fields was hit at approximately 11:00 a.m., after...
Whether you're attending a company holiday party or asking relatives and friends to come over to celebrate the end of 2014, it is important that you know what to do if things get out of control. From too much alcohol to inappropriate behavior, many situations could...
Between 1994 and 2014, there have been more than 745 serious incidents involving gas pipelines and many more involving the distribution of oil.Along with property damage, these incidents can also lead to serious injuries and fatalities. Since 1994 there have been more...
One person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion on the West Delta 105 oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico just 12 miles off the coast of Louisiana.The Echo platform, operated by Houston-based Fieldwood Energy, had not been in production for about a week...
A West Virginia jury has ordered Takeda Pharmaceuticals to pay $155,000 for destroying documents about its diabetes medication, Actos. The destroyed documents prevented a man from proving his claim that the drug caused cancer.Jurors deliberated for three hours before...
Five of at least one dozen lawsuits filed on behalf of victims of Takata airbags were settled confidentially before relevant information could be revealed in court, according to Bloomberg.Further information has been revealed that at least one other case is being...
