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Helicopter carrying sheriff s deputies rolls over after mishap during takeoff
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Source: WBRZ
File photo via Livingston Parish Sheriff s Office
A sheriff s office helicopter carrying three deputies ended up on its side while trying to take off Monday.
Officials said the Livingston Sheriff helicopter was taking off from a location in St. Helena Parish when a malfunction caused it to roll over. Two Livingston Parish deputies were on board, as well as a deputy from the St. Helena Sheriff s Office.
The Livingston deputies were assisting with a case in St. Helena Parish at the time, according to a sheriff s office spokesperson.
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Baton Rouge-area residents awoke Monday to widespread road closures and power outages after freezing temperatures and precipitation blanketed the capital region in ice.
State and local officials announced the closure of roads and businesses and imposed curfews throughout the day, as meteorologists predict even colder overnight temperatures heading into Tuesday.
East Baton Rouge Parish officials shut down Interstate 110 and Central Thruway Sunday night as temperatures dropped.
State officials shut down Interstate 10 from the Interstate 12 split in Baton Rouge to Lafayette after reports of several crashes on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, including a 14-car pile up overnight.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has deemed all state-maintained roads in East Baton Rouge unsafe because of icy conditions.