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State Police call it a loan kickback scheme

Whether you have medicine you don't want or it is expired, you can get rid of it.

LSP commander Colonel Mike Edmonson says their office is working with the FBI in their investigation of the charges.

It will be some time before they will be able to re-open the road

Before we know it, Spring vacation will be here, and many families will be hitting the road for a trip.

Two children were killed when the car they were in went off the road and into a bayou in southeast Louisiana. Louisiana State Police say the driver and two other children in the car were able to swim to safety in the crash that happened shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday in Ascension Parish.

State Police say it happened on LA-96 near Aubrey Auzenne Road.

With the recent spate of internet related child pornography case Trooper Stephen Hammonds with Louisiana State Police urges parents to be watchful of what their children are doing on the internet. One of the most recent cases of inappropriate behavior with juveniles involved Eric Manuel who was using an alias to communicate with teens.

For the past couple of days, State Police Troop I teamed and the Lafayette City Marshal's Office teamed with the St. Martinville Police Department to find and arrest 23 people who had outstanding warrants within St. Martinville. Arrests ranged from theft to possession of narcotics.

State Police say they cannot stress enough the importance of safe and cautious driving over the Christmas holiday weekend. Trooper Russell Graham says now through New Years is one of the deadliest and most dangerous times on Louisiana roads due to increases in impaired driving and in traffic.

A crash Tuesday night left one man dead, put another in the hospital, and caused a huge traffic tie up. It happened on US 90 in St. Mary Parish around 10 PM.

State Police are expanding a pilot program designed to bring news and alerts to your cell phone or wireless device statewide.

Louisiana State Police Troop I Spokesman Stephen Hammons joined "Mornings With Ken and Bernie" to discuss the annual "Click It Or Ticket" campaign. Hammons says buckling up can save your life.

A wild finish to an escaped inmate's run from the law. State Police say it all happened on I-10 near Sulphur.

State police have confirmed the death of an Opelousas man was a hit and run. Early yesterday morning, Henry Bobb of Opelousas was found lying on LA Highway 182 in St. Landry Parish, then died after being taken to a local hospital. Troop I spokesperson Stephen Hammons says Bobb's family has been notified and the investigation continues...

Saturday night at 9:45, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a fatal crash on U.S Highway 90 west of Welsh in Jefferson Davis Parish that claimed the life of an Abbeville man.

State Police are stepping up their law enforcement efforts now through the Labor Day Weekend.

Last night Lafayette Fire officials responded to the Troop I State Police headquarters after a fire in their kitchen was reported.

State Police say a multi-agency task force is responsible for taking down a cocaine trafficking organization operating in the Bogalusa area.

State Police have arrested a man wanted in Florida.