BATON ROUGE — Louisiana has launched its first-ever Youth ATV/UTV Safety Task Force this month, aimed at educating and protecting children under 14.
The task force brings together law enforcement, health professionals and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, with a main focus on raising awareness and creating policies to help prevent crashes.
Emergency room nurses at Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge say they frequently see serious injuries from four-wheeling crashes. Amberlee Gaubert and Alaina Brown have a combined 20 years of experience in the emergency room…