A total of five individuals have pleaded guilty to staging two accidents in the New Orleans area with tractor-trailers in 2017, and obtaining fraudulent financial settlements totaling more than $282,000.
June 2, 2021new orleans
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Staged accidents in the New Orleans area came to light in March 2019 for incidents involving two tractor-trailers in 2017. (travelview via Getty Images)
Five More Plead Guilty to Staged Accidents in New Orleans
Staged accidents in the New Orleans area came to light in March 2019 for incidents involving two tractor-trailers in 2017. (travelview via Getty Images) Government, Business, Safety 
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First Trial Set for May 10 in New Orleans Staged Accident Charges
Getty ImagesGenetta Isreal, a 51-year-old Houston woman indicted for her alleged role in a June 2017 staged accident in New Orleans with a tractor-trailer, is set to go on trial May 10.
February 9, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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New Orleans Attorney Indicted in Staged-Accident Scam
ablokhin/Getty ImagesA previously unidentified New Orleans attorney alleged to be a co-conspirator in a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with tractor-trailers was named in a Nov. 5 federal indictment for his alleged role in the conspiracy.
November 5, 2020 TCA 
Port of New Orleans
New Mississippi Port to Compete With Nearby Port of New Orleans
Port of New OrleansOfficials at the Plaquemines Port in Louisiana plan to develop an intermodal container shipping terminal along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, a move that would increase competition with the Port of New Orleans, which is about 20 miles away.
April 3, 2017