BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi sent a letter Tuesday requesting that the state conduct a traffic study on an intersection he considers "dangerous."

The intersection is Highway 77 (Bayou Jacobs) at Enterprise Boulevard. Stassi wants a study done to determine what improvements can be made to make it safer.

"Over the past several years, traffic along this corridor has significantly increased as motorists use it to avoid congestion along LA 1. Unfortunately, with this increase in traffic has come a rise in accidents at the intersection. While we are grateful that none of these incidents have yet resulted in fatalities, the risk of a tragic accident is a growing concern for our community," Stassi wrote.

The letter was sent to Louisiana Department o

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