Plaquemines Community Mourns After Buras Teen Succumbs to Injuries from Dirt Bike Accident

  • Eden Nicole Serpas
    Eden Nicole Serpas
  • Many family members and friends attended a Donate Life Flag Raising Ceremony to mourn Serpas and honor her as an organ donor at University Medical Center on Sept. 27.
    Many family members and friends attended a Donate Life Flag Raising Ceremony to mourn Serpas and honor her as an organ donor at University Medical Center on Sept. 27.
  • Eden had a deep passion for music.
    Eden had a deep passion for music.
    On the night of Friday, September 24 an accident involving a truck and a dirt bike would lead to the death of a Plaquemines teenager just two days later. Seventeen-year-old Eden Serpas of Buras was on her dirt bike driving south on Louisiana Highway 23 at about 8 p.m. Near Perino Road—just a few miles below the Empire Bridge—a 2019 Dodge approached her from behind. The lack of pro...

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