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.