Last week, December 3 – 7, 2018, was Older Driver Safety Week, but it’s important to explore the lessons described in the campaign throughout the year and revisit them frequently. Older driver safety week is set aside to promote greater understanding of the importance of mobility and transportation to aging adults and the safety challenges they face.

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The Autism Society of Acadiana is dedicated to helping support families of individuals who fall within the autism spectrum. The group strives to educate, care for, and support individuals who are impacted by this condition and to create a community that embraces and enables impacted families.

The group’s latest campaign is called “Project Keep Our Kids Safe,” and its purpose is to prevent individuals suffering with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from wandering away from their care providers.

Wandering away is a serious concern for families of someone on the spectrum because it puts them at great risk. Often, these individuals are attracted to water, roads or other dangerous sites, and they aren’t sure how to return home or ask for help in many cases. In 2016, Keaton Jones, a six-year-old of Youngsville, tragically passed away after wandering off, and his memory lives on through this newest project. Read the rest of this entry »

Tis the season for holiday shipping. For businesses, that means increased packages that need to be delivered to customers across the city and around the world. Taking better care of your customers, to ensure they have a positive holiday shipping experience, can help your business far beyond the holiday shipping season. These tips can help.

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Christmas is coming. Chances are good that you have a new teen driver somewhere on your Christmas list. These gifts are ideal for teen drivers who are just beginning to get a taste of independence driving offers. Plus, some of them can help you feel a little more at ease about letting them on the road throughout the holiday season and beyond.

Quality Sunglasses

Whether your teen is driving in winter-weather conditions where snow glare is a constant problem or somewhere sunny and warm this winter, it is always a good idea for them to have as many pairs of quality sunglasses as possible. You want to buy sunglasses with appropriate protection from the sun’s rays as well as adequate glare reducing capabilities as well. Plus, a nod to fashion is something that’s never a bad idea.

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The National Insurance Crime Bureau published its annual holiday vehicle theft report for last year on October 19, 2018. This report conveys statistics regarding automobile thefts throughout the nation on some of the nation’s most celebrated days.

The Holiday Vehicle Theft Report of 2017

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