"Stay Safe. Stay off the Tracks."
That's the message from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office to the people they serve as people getting killed while out on the railroad tracks is trending upward.
And our selfie culture has a part to play in these fatalities.
In a Facebook post on the St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office page, Sheriff Blaise Smith notes that people in search of that "perfect selfie" or portrait are getting on train tracks, especially in the last few years.
" ," says Sheriff Smith in the press release, also noting that trains can be deceptive. "Train tracks are a VERY dangerous place to take pictures, video, and walk on."