Officials confirmed former LSU football standout Kyren Lacy has been released after posting bail on charges related to a deadly hit and run crash.

Louisiana State Police will be doubling staff and hourly shifts to monitor roadways and bridges that may ice over. Unsafe, iced areas will be barricaded off.

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

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - With winter storms headed to Louisiana, state troopers want to make sure people are aware of safety precautions that should be taken. Ryan Davis with the Louisiana State Police says it is best for people to stay off roads. He also says with several years in the LSP, he has seen it all.

Why does Louisiana lock up so many of its citizens? How did a broad coalition come together to reduce the prison population in 2017 -- and why did that effort later fall apart? These are some of the questions a panel of experts considered at a recent forum hosted by The Neutral Ground.

A Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a shooting at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Alexandria

Investigators with the Central Louisiana Critical Incident Response Team are working to process the scene and gather further information.

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.

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.

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.

With the rising snow levels, Louisiana State Police are encouraging drivers to stay off the roads for the duration of the storm. troopers state that the weather has created icy and slick roadway conditions and have responded to multiple crashes. This has led to the widespread closure of roads, bridges, and interstates.

and Louisiana State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges joined Landry to address the ongoing response to the severe winter weather. According to State Climatologist Jay Grymes, this ...