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Residents tell Lafourche Council a Thibodaux intersection is ‘very, very dangerous’; parish vows study and engineering help
Summary
A resident told the council that crashes at the Talbot Avenue/Ridgefield Road intersection in Thibodaux have become frequent and severe; the parish president said he will review Southcentral Planning’s work and, if no progress, identify funds to hire an engineer to design safety improvements.
Gilda Cooks told the Lafourche Parish Council on Nov. 25 that recurring crashes at the Talbot Avenue/Ridgefield Road intersection in Thibodaux have produced serious injuries and that she has seen little effective action after repeated reports.
"My daughter almost lost her life there," Cooks said, describing a crash that left her daughter unable to work and with long-term injuries.
Councilman Broomfield and others confirmed…
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