BATON ROUGE - For EMS workers, getting to someone quickly is vital, but at times, traffic can impact drive times.

"Traffic's just a part of our job," Brad Harris with EMS said.

Data provided by EMS shows the number of calls received annually. It also shows the hours of the day that get the heaviest call volume.

"It does seem like over the past 18 years that we've had more traffic congestion than normal," Harris said.

In Baton Rouge, Harris says they receive about 100 to 150 calls in a twelve-hour shift. The data shows that most calls happen on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

"There are lots of construction projects around town and businesses popping up around town," Harris said. "As you have these apartments and new businesses, you're going to have more traffic in areas you may not

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