BATON ROUGE - Nicholson Drive is now bright at night after Entergy added new LED lights to existing poles. 

State Rep. Dixon McMakin thanked the utility company, saying the move is a "temporary solution that will eventually be a long-term fix."

The lights went up after LSU student Leah Fonte and her fiancé, firefighter Shane Hirstius, were killed while walking along Nicholson near Tigerland. 

Police arrested the driver, 20-year-old Mia Dawson, for operating while impaired, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run driving, vehicular homicide and vehicular negligent injuring.  

McMakin said the new lighting "puts our students, friends, visitors and guests along this road safer."