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ASHTON (AP) — A 27-year-old Louisiana woman has been arrested after crashing her car and causing the death of a 2-year-old who was ejected.

Louisiana State Police say Grace Loustaloot, of Franklin, was headed south on Louisiana 83 about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, when she ran off the road. A preliminary investigation says Loustaloot overcorrected, causing the vehicle to slide across both lanes, enter a ditch and overturn.

The child, Temperence Finister, of Franklin, was not properly restrained and was thrown from the vehicle. Troopers say she was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Two other juveniles were wearing seatbelts and suffered minor injuries.

State police say toxicology samples were taken from Loustaloot and submitted for analysis.

Loustaloot faces several charges, including vehicular homicide, first-degree vehicular negligent injuring and possession of Schedule IV narcotics.

When extended families lived closer together, it was easy to pass on family stories and anecdotes, maybe while cooking dinner or putting children to bed.
“Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” was essentially how people lived, said John Baick, a history professor at Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts. Many Americans could walk or ride to relatives’ homes, and shared meals often. That created a natural place for passing on family history and re-telling the stories that help us understand where we come from.
In post-war America, said Baick, as families spread out to far-flung suburbs and beyond, gatherings with extended family became rarer. Now, holiday meals can be among the only opportunities to ask relatives about their lives and their recollections of previous generations.
This holiday season, along with planning menus and decorating, consider collecting family stories and bits of precious data that otherwise might be lost forever.
START GENTLY
Although a room full of relatives might seem the perfect place to gather stories, tread carefully, especially with older relatives, said Dr. Elizabeth Burgess, director of the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University.
“Being in large groups of people, while exciting, can be overwhelming and can cause people to withdraw,” she said. Consider finding a quiet room to talk, or invite one or two older relatives to arrive before other guests.
“If Great Aunt Susie is coming over before the meal and she’s going to sit in the kitchen with you while you prepare the meal, that’s a great time to talk,” Burgess said. “Asking her about meals when she was growing up and holiday dinners she cooked while you are preparing your own meal may draw out stories that you’ve never heard before.”
Let older relatives know in advance that the rest of the family would be glad to hear their stories, she recommends: “Saying, ‘I don’t think the younger generation has heard your stories about World War II. Do you think we could make time to tell those stories?’”
PLAY DETECTIVE
Ask family members to bring old photos, and reassure them that you’ll treat these fragile prints gently, said Heather Parker, associate dean in the School of Arts & Sciences at Saint Leo University, in St. Leo, Florida.
If there isn’t a scanner where your gathering is happening, consider bringing a portable one. Relatives might be more willing to bring vintage photos if they know they won’t be asked to leave them there. If a scanner isn’t possible, then use a good smartphone camera with plenty of memory, and take clear, well-lit digital photos of the vintage prints.
You may find that older relatives want to discuss the portraits and photos that are mainly of faces. But those images will only tell you so much. Examine photos with more context, like those taken in a public place, even if they’re not as attractively composed as the staged portraits. Street scenes can offer nuggets of information about the location and date of photos, and about community history or historical context.
Have a magnifying glass handy, said Parker, to “look in the background of the picture, because that’s going to be where some of the story is going to emerge.”
ASK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND EVENTS
It’s often hard to get elderly relatives to open up about themselves, Baick said. “If you can, get them talking about other things, other people.”
For example, he said: Ask your grandfather, “What was it like for Grandma to take care of Dad?” rather than asking him about himself. “That could lead to a dam bursting,” Baick said.
To help coax memories out, prepare some printed photos of historical events that occurred during your relatives’ lifetimes. If they discuss their impressions and experiences during those moments in history, personal details may emerge.
Music also works well toward that end. “With our phones, there’s no reason why we can’t identify the top songs of any era really fast,” Baick said. “What was it like to listen to the radio? What was it like to own an album?”
Also, ask relatives in advance to bring old correspondence to spark conversations.
“Often they have written letters and documentation,” Burgess said. “That’s another source of family history that we don’t think about, especially because we live in this email, texting world.”
Lastly, avoid “yes or no” questions or very broad, open-ended ones. Rather than “Did you like your childhood?” or “What was life like when you were young?,” start with something open but specific, like, “What toys do you remember having when you were a child?”
Family members interested in gathering stories can brainstorm ahead of time, Burgess said, to discuss “what are some of the things we’re interested in knowing about Great Uncle Bob’s childhood or Mom’s work life?”
RECORD RESPECTFULLY
It’s important to record the stories and details that bubble up, but be respectful.
In any family, “sometimes things are going to come out that no one expected or no one is going to want to talk about,” Parker said. “You have to be prepared to understand how far you can push someone in the conversation.”
Relatives may feel more comfortable if they know what you’re planning to do with the memories and facts you gather. They also might find audio recording less intimidating than video.
And remember that earlier generations were raised in a generally more reticent, less confessional time, Parker notes: “They’re not as comfortable baring their souls as we are.”

NEW YORK — Bruce Dickinson used to think that writing an autobiography should come at the end of his career. A bout with throat cancer changed his mind.
After his recovery, the Iron Maiden frontman began writing his life story, filling up a stack of legal pads in longhand. Now the fruit of his labor has led to the recently released, “What Does This Button Do?”
The 59-year old rocker recalls turning down an offer to do a book 10 years ago, saying “I’m not really done yet.” After being diagnosed with cancer, “I thought there’s an outside possibility I might be done sooner than I intended.”
In the book, Dickinson covers the rise of Iron Maiden, his love of fencing, his difficult upbringing, the creation of albums and becoming a licensed airline pilot. He ends the book with his victory over cancer.
“When I got all clear of that, then the question got revisited, and I went, ‘You know what, this is a really good end point for a book.’ Not that I’m planning on going anywhere else and checking out, but this is kind of the beginning of the rest of my life,” Dickinson said.
And while Dickinson conveniently excludes the dirt on his personal relationships and barely touches on band politics, he does reveal some personal demons, especially in a passage that chronicles being bullied as a child. Those bad experiences at boarding school had a lasting effect on him.
“A really nasty bullying experience, whatever, it never leaves you,” he says. “It leaves a permanent mark on your insides and that manifests in different people in different ways. With me, it makes me very angry. I get really cross, you know. If I see somebody else being bullied, it makes me really angry. So it’s a bit like Hulk. You don’t want to see me when I’m angry.”

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the police department at 985-380-4605.
Monday, Nov. 6
9:21 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
10:23 a.m. 900 block of Everett Street; Complaint.
10:49 a.m. 800 block of Victor II Boulevard; Traffic complaint.
11 a.m. Seventh Street and Brashear Avenue; Crash.
12:03 p.m. Third Street and South Railroad Avenue; Complaint.
12:22 p.m. 200 block of Mallard Street; Medical.
12:44 p.m. U.S. 90 Eastbound; Stalled vehicle.
1:03 p.m. 900 block of Sycamore Street; Complaint.
1:29 p.m. 200 block of Mallard Street; Complaint.
2:06 p.m. 1300 block of Sixth Street; Alarm.
2:19 p.m. 100 block of Glenwood Street; Alarm.
2:24 p.m. 1200 block of Keith Street; Complaint.
2:41 p.m. 300 block of Aucoin Street; Disturbance.
3:53 p.m. 900 block of Duke Street; Assistance.
4:51 p.m. 500 block of Onstead Street; Assistance.
5:29 p.m. 500 block of Duke Street; Complaint.
5:52 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
6:30 p.m. 700 block of Everett Street; Complaint.
7:25 p.m. 1400 block of Second Street; Medical emergency.
7:51 p.m. 7700 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.
8:41 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
9:34 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Shoplifter.
10 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Suspicious person.
10:02 p.m. Second and Onstead streets; Suspicious vehicle.
Tuesday, Nov. 7
1:13 a.m. 700 block of Maryland Street; Complaint.
7:46 a.m. 200 block of Onstead Street; Alarm.
8:44 a.m. Freret Street; Complaint.
9:05 a.m. 1800 block of Dale Street; Assistance.
9:34 a.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Phone harassment.
10:17 a.m. Ninth Street; Suspicious subject.
11:13 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
11:43 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
11:46 a.m. La. 182; Found property.
12:41 p.m. 1200 block of David Drive; Hit and run.
1:27 p.m. 8400 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
4:26 p.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Animal complaint.
4:48 p.m. 2700 block of Shaw Drive; Fire.
5 p.m. Terrebonne Street; Disturbance.
5:14 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Debris in roadway.
5:38 p.m. 600 block of Willow Street; Animal complaint.
6:14 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Domestic disturbance.
6:37 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Assistance.
6:56 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Complaint.
7:30 p.m. 3000 block of Lesley Drive; Animal complaint.
8:11 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Vehicle burglary.
8:57 p.m. 1000 block of Onstead Street; Complaint.
9:49 p.m. 8400 block of La. 182 East; Alarm.
11:40 p.m. Apple Street; Complaint.
Wednesday, Nov. 8
12:06 a.m. 400 block of Belanger Street; Suspicious person.
12:23 a.m. 300 block of Egle Street; Complaint.
1:08 a.m. 7400 block of La. 182 East; Complaint.
4:47 a.m. U.S. 90 East; Stalled vehicle.