DWI

Mark Kraus of the LCPD said that The Lake Charles Police Department will be conducting checkpoint August 20, 2014 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at undisclosed locations in Lake Charles.

In an ongoing effort to keep our streets safe and to prevent drunk drivers on the roads, the Lake Charles Police Department will be conducting DWI checkpoints in the City of Lake Charles.

In an effort to keep our streets safe, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint this Friday night August 15th.

In an effort to keep our streets safe, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint this Friday night August 8th.

In an ongoing effort to keep our streets safe and to prevent drunk drivers on the roads, the Lake Charles Police Department will be conducting DWI checkpoint in the City of Lake Charles for the next three consecutive nights.

For a lot of people ... a day off means celebrating with great food and a drink or two. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you don't drive after the drinks. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department is doing their part to keep our roads safe this holiday weekend with DWI checkpoints.

In an effort to keep our streets safe, the Lake Charles Police department will conduct a DWI checkpoint tonight March 27th.

In an effort to keep our streets safe, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint this Friday night February 21st.

In an effort to keep our streets safe, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office will conduct a DWI checkpoint this Friday night January 24th.

If you're going to get pulled over and charged with a DWI, being dressed as Buddy the Elf certainly doesn't help your case in any way.  That's what happened to one Lafayette man this week.  His name is Brandon Touchet, 34, and it's gonna be tough to live this one down.

According to a press release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 43-year-old Richard H. LeDoux Jr. was arrested on November 17 at roughly 2 a.m., for 4th offense DWI.

According to a press release from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, 30-year-old Benjamin R. Myers of Moss Bluff has been booked on fourth offense DWI.