The Government Accountability Office released a report last week that summarized a list of shortcomings in how the Food and Drug Administration tracks drug safety issues.In recent years, the FDA has sped up the process of approving many new drugs through expedited...
An oil leak from an offshore oil platform off the Louisiana coast may be contaminating the Gulf of Mexico for the next century if not fixed.The leak started a decade ago, when Hurricane Ivan caused an underwater mudslide to destroy the platform, owned by Taylor...
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was recently fined $70 million for not reporting deaths and injuries resulting from vehicular defects since 2003. Earlier in 2015, Chrysler was fined for other problems relating to vehicle safety issues. When all is said and done, the...
A 67-year-old man was injured in a hit-and-run accident on First Avenue in Lake Charles. The accident took place just after 6 p.m. on Friday. The man was pronounced dead after being taken to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Police are searching for the driver of the...
Concerns over exploding hoverboards have prompted Louisiana State University to ban them from its campus. The self-balancing motorized skateboards, which don't actually hover, were the most popular Christmas item this year.The temporary ban at LSU will remain in place...
New Year's weekend ended in tragedy Sunday night when a 16-year-old from Lakeland died in a fatal car crash in Ventress. His 14-year-old passenger was injured and is being treated at a local Hospital.The accident took place around 12:30 a.m. at Ted Davis Trailer Park...
