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• DOTD recognizes National Work Zone Awareness Week, urges drivers to slow down Play Video

  April 20, 2026 3:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Louisiana transportation officials are reminding drivers to slow down and stay alert in work zones as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development held a press conference to recognize the week, which runs April 20-24. This year's theme is... more »

• Woman arrested after leading police on chase in stolen car with children inside, BRPD says Play Video

  March 18, 2026 4:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A woman was arrested after she and a man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle with children inside. Arrest documents from the Baton Rouge Police Department show that, on March 12, an officer was looking for a vehicle stolen out of... more »

• Assumption Parish deputies arrest man accused of leading high-speed chase on La. 308 Play Video

  January 12, 2026 3:25 PM

  PAINCOURTVILLE — Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man who allegedly led them on a high-speed chase on La. 308 near Paincourtville. According to APSO, deputies attempted to stop 27-year-old Marcus Boutain, Jr., of Thibodaux, for an alleged traffic violation near La. 70 and Daggs Street. Boutain allegedly... more »

• AG weighs in on speed cameras, threatens investigation in letter to Mayor Cantrell Play Video

  August 18, 2025 4:21 PM

  NEW ORLEANS — In a recent letter to New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill emphasized that automated traffic enforcement cameras are illegal in school zones if a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement was not in place, which it is not. Murill also demanded that tickets from the cameras... more »

• High-speed chase started in Baton Rouge, ended in violent crash in Denham Springs Play Video

  June 28, 2025 10:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Law officers chased a man accused of drag racing from Baton Rouge to Denham Springs late Friday night, ending in a violent crash late Friday night. BRPD attempted to stop Kane Mamadou, 23, for drag racing near the intersection of north Sherwood Forest Drive and south... more »

• New radar signs collect traffic data, deter speeding on thoroughfares Play Video

  April 14, 2025 4:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Dozens of radar signs installed across Baton Rouge are targeting speeders who cut through neighborhoods to get a jump on traffic. In addition to alerting drivers to their speed, the signs also collect data including traffic volume and the number of violators driving during a specific... more »

• Napoleonville man arrested after fleeing from Assumption Parish Sheriff's deputies at speeds over 100 mph Play Video

  July 2, 2024 9:26 AM

  PAINCOURTVILLE— The Assumption Parish Sheriff's arrested a man suspected of fleeing from deputies at speeds over 115 miles per hour. 20-year-old Murphy Lee Wesley is accused of speeding away from deputies after an attempted traffic stop along LA 308 in Napoleonville. Wesley drove towards the Belle Rose community at... more »

• Deputies seize pair of stolen Corvettes, 22 pounds of marijuana in Slidell bust

  October 11, 2023 11:55 AM

  SLIDELL - Sheriff's deputies recovered a pair of stolen sports cars and seized nearly two dozen pounds of marijuana from a home in southeast Louisiana. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said they also seized nearly $27,000 in cash and three handguns after raiding the house on Brookhaven Court... more »

• WATCH: neighborhood wreck sparks debate about speed bumps, speeders Play Video

  April 18, 2022 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Last Wednesday night, two cars collided in South Point subdivision in Denham Springs. It reignited a conversation one mom has about slowing people down in her neighborhood. Heather Stafford moved into South Point about four years ago. She says over those years there have been several... more »

• Zachary cuts speed limit in effort to revitalize downtown Play Video

  July 7, 2021 6:19 PM

  ZACHARY – A stretch of Main Street has been reduced to 25 miles per hour as part of the city's downtown revitalization project. Mayor David Amrhein said the project goal is to bring more restaurants and retail shops to the area, as well as make downtown more walker friendly.... more »

• Residents on Eagle Drive lobbying for speed bumps Play Video

  August 30, 2018 6:21 PM

  ZACHARY - Some residents living along Eagle Drive in Zachary are asking the city to install speed bumps on their street to prevent speeders from blowing through a stop sign. There is already a three-way stop in front of John LeBlanc's home and a low-speed limit, but he says... more »

• Man dead after Saturday night wreck

  May 6, 2018 9:18 AM

  OSCAR - Speed is likely the factor for a crash that killed a man in Pointe Coupee Parish late Saturday. State Police revealed details of the crash Sunday. Jeremy D. Manchester, 40, of New Roads, died. Investigators said Manchester was driving over the speed limit when he lost... more »

• New speed limit in effect for Staring Lane; drivers being monitored Play Video

  July 10, 2017 7:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A new speed limit is now in effect on Staring Lane and a new digital monitoring system has been regulating drivers' speed. The speed monitor sits in the median to remind drivers to slow down. City-Parish traffic engineers made a compromise with residents after... more »

• UPDATE: Staring Lane speed limit increase delayed

  July 3, 2017 9:52 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge DOTD now says the speed limit on Staring Lane between Highland Road and Perkins Road will still increase, just less. On July 10, signs will be posted upping the speed limit from 35 mph to 40 mph. In 2014, the speed... more »

• New bill calls for warning signs ahead of speed traps Play Video

  June 4, 2017 11:34 PM

  BAKER - A new bill could mean that drivers would get a warning before passing through speed traps. They are the ugly, gray contraptions that sit on the side of the highway. And s ome Baker residents say they avoid Highway 19 altogether because of them. "You know... more »

• Police cracking down on speed where teen was struck Play Video

  March 3, 2017 7:49 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Police were out on a stretch of roadway just one day after a teenager was struck to warn drivers to slow down. Residents say that Cocheram Road is notorious for speeders. "They've been going fast for quite some time," resident Lance Lewis said. Just across... more »

• Toddler hit by truck, mother demanding traffic slows down Play Video

  January 12, 2017 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A mother says she's had enough with cars and trucks speeding down her street and running the stop sign. Sunseray James says her toddler was hit by a truck Wednesday afternoon and that truck did not stop. It happened on Stanley Aubin Lane near Cedarcrest in... more »

• Fleeing driver escapes after overnight police chase

  February 3, 2016 11:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A driver managed to run and hide from State Police after a pursuit over the Mississippi River Wednesday night. The unidentified driver got away after abandoning the vehicle on Airline Highway near Plank Road. State Police said Thursday, the driver was not apprehended. The pursuit... more »

• Yard signs fight speeding drivers Play Video

  December 2, 2015 10:24 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Yard signs around Captial Heights ask drivers to slow down and enjoy the neighborhood; the Capital Heights Neighborhood Association hopes people will get the message. Capital Heights Neighborhood Association President Tyler Hicks says he knows people that are fed up with speeders. "We heard a... more »

• New way to target speeders on I-12 Play Video

  June 17, 2013 9:26 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police are considering adding a new piece of technology to their force to catch speeding drivers. The speed laser, called DragonCam, is already used in other states. DragonCam combines traditional laser enforcement with new, automated enforcement. Instead of personally ticketing a person for speeding, a... more »