An investigation is underway after a Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy was killed while escorting a funeral procession on Airline Highway in Hollygrove.
Louisiana law requires drivers to yield to funeral processions, and this regulation may be considered by investigators in a recent crash involving such a procession.
All drivers must yield and give the right of way to every car participating in a funeral procession, except when driving on the right lane of a divided highway, multiple lane highway, or interstate…