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.

Louisiana State Police has issued a temporary emergency exemption to specific federal motor carrier safety regulations.

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a report Thursday evening finding that Louisiana State Police employs practices that violate the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, specifically the use o

Raymond Guidry, 68, was traveling south about 4 p.m. Jan. 16 on LA 308, Louisiana State Police said in a news release. For reasons still under investigation, Guidry missed a left turn and was ejected from his Harley Davidson, the release said.

Special to the American Press With the extreme winter weather conditions expected to impact the state over the next few days, Louisiana State Police urges residents and visitors to stay weather aware and avoid all unnecessary travel.

Federal prosecutors won’t bring charges against Louisiana State Troopers in the 2019 death of Ronald Greene, the Black motorist killed by troopers who were captured on video beating him after a high-speed chase, his mother said Tuesday.

This crash ultimately claimed the life of 46-year-old mail carrier Nakeisha Pitre. Pitre was initially transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries on the day of the accident, and on Jan. 15, state police were notified that Pitre succumbed to injuries related to the crash.

The plane was purchased for $5.5 million, replacing two helicopters that previous governors had used for 20 years.

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. The 2019 model Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop ...

RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - The Rapides Parish Police Jury has issued a State of Emergency for Rapides Parish due to the expected severe cold temperatures. Gov. Jeff Landry has already issued a State of Emergency for Louisiana.

North Louisiana is expected to be spared of snowfall, while several inches of snow is forecasted along the I-10 corridor in the heart of Acadiana through Baton Rouge and possibly