Shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, Louisiana State Police Troop I was notified of a crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. 71 near Roy Baker Road in St. Landry Parish. The crash claimed the life of an unidentified black female.
The preliminary investigation by State Police revealed the pedestrian was walking north in the center of the northbound lane of U.S. 71 when she was struck by a northbound 200...