It was a Halloween night when Jack Crais was at a party and his pager went off concerning an accident that he still struggles with today as a firefighter. “There were four young people going to a concert in New Orleans and an 18-wheeler flatbed made a U-turn that night,” said Crais of an accident on U.S. Highway 90 near the St. Charles Parish line. “Their vehicle basically went under part of the flatbed ripping the roof kind of back. All four of them were killed. It was just hard to deal with. They were attractive young people.” In his many years with the Luling Volunteer Fire Department, the 81-year-old firefighter can recall responding to many accidents and fires. In January, the Luling resident will celebrate his 40th year with the department and considers it time well spent.