One pronounced dead in fatal Johnson Bayou crash One dead and two injured following a crash in Johnson Bayou earlier this morning. (Source: File graphic) By Davon Cole | January 16, 2021 at 12:35 PM CST - Updated January 16 at 12:36 PM
JOHNSON BAYOU, La. (KPLC) - One person is dead and two others are injured following a three vehicle crash in Johnson Bayou earlier this morning.
According to Chief Deputy Chris Savoie with the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s Office, it happened around 4:25 a.m. on LA 82 at mile marker 3.
The driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Another driver was air lifted to a hospital in Beaumont and a third person was transported to West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in SWLA steady as cases continue to rise
COVID-19 hospitalizations in SWLA steady as cases continue to rise By Rania Kaur | January 8, 2021 at 9:26 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 9:26 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) -As those numbers climb across the state, Southwest Louisiana has not reached the high hospitalization rate seen back in the summer. Hospitalizations may not be at their peak in Southwest Louisiana, but providers say that doesn’t mean it’s time for people to stop taking precautions.
We’re in what many are calling wave 3 of the pandemic in Louisiana, but for now, hospitalizations in region 5 are holding steady.