On Tuesday afternoon, Louisiana State Police reported a state trooper was rear-ended by an alleged impaired driver, while stopped at a red light. The driver, who police say shouldn't have been on the road in the first place, was arrested for driving while intoxicated. The trooper involved in the accident was unharmed.

An allegedly impaired driver rear-ended a parked trooper on Tuesday. Louisiana State Police shared news of the crash with a reminder to stay off the roads.

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Emergency crews responded to Louisiana State Police headquarters Sunday morning for a phone call bomb threat. A spokesperson for LSP said multiple law enforcement agencies assisted with the response and conducted a thorough sweep of the compound before clearing it.

A Black man died after a beating by the police in 2019. The assault “demonstrated serious failures,” the Justice Department said, including improper supervision.

Law enforcement is asking residents to avoid being on the roads all of Tuesday beginning Monday night. Louisiana State Police Spokesperson Shelby Mayfield said they will start doubling law enforcement personnel at 5 p.m. Monday in preparation for the weather, which is when residents should begin getting off the roads.

Gov. Jeff Landry will be giving an update Tuesday about the severe winter weather that brought heavy snow to the state.

Much of Interstate 10 and many other major South Louisiana thoroughfares remained closed Wednesday after a major snowstorm, and it was not clear when they would reopen, state officials said.

Louisiana State Police bought a small passenger plane for $5.5 million, and Gov. Jeff Landry has been using it to travel around the state.

Gov. Jeff Landry and state leaders will be talking about severe winter weather bringing snow to Louisiana in a Monday afternoon press conference.

Louisiana DOTD officials have closed a large part of interstate 10 due to the icy conditions on the road. DOTD says that I-10 is closed in both directions from the Louisiana-Texas state line to Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge is now estimated to get 6 to 7 inches of snow Tuesday, and because temperatures may not get above freezing on Wednesday, it could stick around.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and the Louisiana State Police emphasize the need for caution as icy temperatures, frozen precipitation, and snowfall are expected across the state, which could