It’s Safe Boating Week in Louisiana and Across the Nation

May 17 - 23, 2014 is National Safe Boating Week! KTDY reminds you to always be safe on the water, especially during the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. The U.S. Coast Guard is kicking off the yearlong ‘Wear It!’ national campaign promoting safe boating this week.

Approximately 500 people drown each year as a result of recreational boating accidents. The U.S. Coast Guard’s latest recreational boating safety statistics show that drowning was the reported cause of death in three-fourths of recreational boating fatalities and 84 percent of those who drowned were not wearing life jackets.

Please, no speeding or drinking and wear your life jacket. We don't want to be reporting on your boating accident in the news next week.