Bus Carrying CHS Band Crashes En Route to LMEA Competition

  • Emergency crews on the scene of where buses carrying Chalmette High's Band collided with one another.
    Emergency crews on the scene of where buses carrying Chalmette High's Band collided with one another.
    While the Chalmette High School (CHS) marching band was traveling to Lake Charles to participate in a competition at the McNeese Cowboy Stadium, their bus crashed in Lafayette. This crash ultimately resulted in several injuries. According to Superintendent Doris Voitier, nine students were taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor to moderate injuries.The CHS band was traveling to...

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