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• Local agencies taking part in statewide impaired driving crackdown

  August 17, 2023 4:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local law enforcement agencies are among those who will participate in a "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign that begins on Friday. The statewide project runs through Sept. 4. During that more-than-2-week period, additional patrols will be enacted in key areas, targeting impaired drivers.... more »

• Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Thursday in Lafourche Parish

  December 27, 2021 12:25 PM

  LAFOURCHE PARISH - Louisiana State Police will have a sobriety checkpoint in Lafourche Parish on Thursday, Dec. 30. According to police, the checkpoint will last from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the parish. "Our mission is to detect and arrest impaired drivers before... more »

• Impaired driving prevention included in recently passed infrastructure bill Play Video

  November 11, 2021 11:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The bipartisan infrastructure package passed by Congress and due to be signed into law includes requirements for automakers to curb impaired driving. In 2019 , Louisiana reported 220 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities, accounting for 30% of all driving deaths statewide. Nationwide, traffic fatalities, including those that... more »

• Police: Tiger Woods arrested in Florida for DUI

  May 29, 2017 12:12 PM

  JUPITER - Police say golf great Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Florida. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says on its website that Woods was booked into a county jail around 7 a.m. on Monday. Jail records show Woods had been arrested by police in... more »

• Supreme Court considers whether police may force warrantless blood alcohol tests

  April 21, 2016 9:45 AM

  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether law enforcement is required to get a warrant before forcing a driver to submit to breath or blood alcohol tests. Currently, all 50 states revoke the driver’s license in the event they refuse such tests. 12 states and the... more »

• Drunk driving enforcement efforts peak for New Year's Eve

  December 28, 2015 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement noted on the last Monday of the year that enforcement of impaired-driving laws will not be letting up simply because the Christmas holiday is behind us. In the week ahead, they'll be ramping up efforts to be prepared for what has become one of the... more »

• Prairieville man arrested for fifth offense DWI

  October 30, 2015 1:48 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Sheriff’s deputies with the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Prairieville man for his fifth DWI offense following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon. 58-year-old Alois Guepet III was driving a 2004 Ford F-250 around 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 when he was pulled over for swerving and... more »

• Florida man gets 3rd DUI while riding motorized wheelchair

  October 13, 2015 6:26 PM

  PALM BAY, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested Monday night for driving under the influence and obstructing traffic. Not an unusual occurrence in the Sunshine State, unless you consider the man's chosen mode of transportation: a motorized wheelchair. 54-year-old Ronny Scott Hicks was riding the personal transportation device... more »