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• Woman arrested, accused of hit-and-run involving state trooper

  November 24, 2023 11:53 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - A 19-year-old woman is in custody, suspected of driving while impaired and striking a Louisiana State Police vehicle as a trooper was rendering aid to a driver along I-10 early Friday morning. The incident happened in westbound lanes of the Bonnet Carre Spillway, near Norco.... more »

• Trooper reunites with trucker he saved after medical crisis

  June 9, 2023 9:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana State Police trooper who performed roadside CPR on a trucker whose heart had stopped beating received thanks from the man whose life he saved. The incident happened on US 61 near Thomas Road on Sunday. Sgt. Trey Bellue was conducting a routine safety... more »

• State trooper injured when car crashed into stopped police vehicle on I-10

  February 5, 2022 1:01 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A state trooper was injured Saturday morning when a car crashed into his stopped police vehicle at an interstate speed enforcement checkpoint. State Police say the crash happened shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday on I-10 near the Bluff Road overpass in Ascension Parish. The trooper's vehicle was... more »

• Sixteen months after attempt to hide trooper's involvement in drug scheme, criminal investigation now underway Play Video

  January 10, 2022 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A 2020 doctor-shopping investigation took a new focus Monday after sealed court documents were leaked to the WBRZ Investigative Unit showing a Louisiana State Police trooper was a frequent client of a doctor facing charges in the case. The trooper, Michael Reichardt, is assigned to Monroe Troop... more »

• LSU student who accused state trooper of sexual misconduct interviewed by out-of-state investigators Play Video

  November 8, 2021 6:35 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Law enforcement in Mississippi traveled to Louisiana recently to interview an LSU band member who alleged misconduct by a longtime state trooper while LSU was playing a football game at Mississippi State. The student's lawyer, Sherman Mack, said authorities were planning to interview other witnesses before... more »

• State Police working with Mississippi authorities after LSU student accuses trooper of sexual misconduct Play Video

  October 7, 2021 5:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The head of Louisiana State Police offered an on-camera interview Thursday to discuss a story first reported by WBRZ the day before: A trooper on leave amid a sexual misconduct investigation after complaints of an incident with a member of the LSU marching band following an away... more »

• Trooper given 50-hour suspension for turning off body camera, kicking Black man who died in custody Play Video

  March 1, 2021 5:52 PM

  MONROE - A Louisiana State Trooper who shut off his body camera and kicked a handcuffed Black male, drug him by his leg shackles received a 50-hour suspension according to documents obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit. That man, Ronald Greene, died as a result of the encounter. Attorneys... more »

• INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Trooper involved in deadly 2019 encounter placed on leave more than a year later Play Video

  September 11, 2020 5:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Louisiana state trooper was involved in an encounter that left a man dead last year, according to a federal lawsuit. He was placed on leave on Aug. 25, 2020, State Police said Friday. The deadly encounter happened May 10, 2019, according to records the WBRZ... more »

• Trooper hit by police unit last week dies in hospital Play Video

  May 24, 2020 6:38 PM

  HAMMOND - The trooper who was struck by a Hammond Police Officer succumbed to his wounds on Sunday. According to Louisiana State Police, Trooper George Baker, 33, passed away in his hospital bed at North Oaks Medical Center. Baker was hit by a Hammond Police unit early Wednesday... more »

• Scam callers asking for donations to support police program Play Video

  May 4, 2018 6:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police say there are a number of scam callers targeting Louisiana residents. The callers are asking for donations to support law enforcement. LSP says it will never call you to ask for money. "We're never going to cold-call people and ask for money,... more »

• Former city marshal to serve a week in jail for trip to US Virgin Islands

  September 8, 2017 1:44 PM

  MARKSVILLE - A former Alexandria city marshal will spend a week in jail for not notifying authorities about his trip to the US Virgin Islands. According to KALB-TV in Alexandria , Norris Greenhouse Jr. will have to report to the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office on Monday by 2 p.m.... more »

• Trooper injured by passing driver during traffic stop

  January 27, 2017 10:37 PM

  GREENSBURG - A Louisiana State Police Trooper has been injured after being hit during a traffic stop by a passing driver. Police say the crash happened Friday afternoon. The trooper stopped a driver on Highway 449 south of Highway 37 in St. Helena Parish for a traffic violation. The... more »

• State Trooper involved in crash on I-12 near Essen Lane

  January 11, 2017 4:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Authorities responded to a crash involving a Louisiana State Trooper on I-12 West just past Essen Lane. According to State Police, the Trooper was in an unmarked unit. No one was seriously injured following the crash. According to DOTD, the left lane on I-12 west... more »

• Man killed, trooper wounded in New Orleans shooting

  August 21, 2016 9:55 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police are searching for two suspects after two separate officer involved shootings ended in one man dead and a Louisiana State Trooper shot in his arm. According to a WWLTV report, the incidents happened Sunday evening near the intersection of Law and New Orleans streets. ... more »

• LSP: Texas man had child porn on his cell phone

  June 21, 2016 10:07 PM

  HOUMA - State Police arrested a Texas Man in Terrebonne Parish Tuesday and charged him with possession of child pornography. The investigation began earlier this month when law enforcement began searching for Thomas Walker, 20, for violating the terms of his probation. After troopers arrested Walker, he was extradited... more »

• Trooper injured responding to deadly crash on Bonnet Carre Spillway

  June 5, 2016 1:27 PM

  ST. CHARLES PARISH - One person is dead following a crash on the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Sunday morning. A trooper responding to the crash was also injured in a separate accident. State Police say Louis R. Hernandez, from Meridian, MS, stopped his car on the right shoulder so... more »

• Fallen trooper's son reads poem at ceremony Tuesday night Play Video

  May 10, 2016 11:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - State Police honored members of the force who died in the line of duty during a ceremony Tuesday night. Two fallen troopers had their names added to a memorial. One of the names added: Louisiana Highway Commission Patrolman Frank Brown, Jr. He died in a motorcycle... more »

• State Police looking for driver who hit cyclist

  April 28, 2016 2:03 PM

  PAINCOURTVILLE - State Police are asking for help to locate the driver involved in a hit-and-run with a cyclist in Assumption Parish. The accident happened Wednesday night between 9 and 10 p.m. on LA-1 in Paincourtville. State Police say the bicycle was traveling south on LA-1 near LA-70 when... more »

• State Trooper pulls pair of women from burning car on Causeway

  February 19, 2016 6:07 PM

  METAIRIE - A Louisiana State Police Trooper pulled two women from a burning car on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, according to WWL-TV in New Orleans. The incident shut down the southbound lanes of the span for roughly an hour and a half Friday afternoon. A spokesperson with the... more »

• LSP warns people who feel generous in the wake of trooper's murder Play Video

  August 25, 2015 11:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana State Troopers Association warned people about online fundraisers that have shown up following the murder of a trooper this week. The agency said it is hard to follow the money trail. Already, some have raised thousands of dollars. Trooper Steven Vincent was shot... more »

• Roommate of man accused in trooper's murder found dead Play Video

  August 23, 2015 6:02 PM

  BELL CITY, La. - The roommate of the man accused of shooting and killing Trooper Steven Vincent was found dead Monday morning and homicide is suspected, according to Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso Sheriff Mancuso said deputies found the body Monday morning after the man did not go to... more »

• Trooper saves woman from fiery wreck

  January 2, 2013 5:42 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A state trooper saved an unconscious woman from the burning wreckage of her car earlier this morning in Livingston Parish. State Police said the woman's car ran up under an 18-wheeler on Magnolia Bridge Road and caught fire around 7 a.m. today. They said the woman... more »