State Police say a trooper’s vehicle was hit by a drunk driver on the side of the interstate in East Baton Rouge Parish Easter morning while he was investigating another DWI crash. Trooper Dustin Dwight says the vehicle that slammed into the back of the cop car was driven by 24-year-old Magen Hall of Zachary…:
CUT 10 (09) “minor injuries”
Dwight says both the trooper and the first DWI offender were inside the fully marked Tahoe when it was hit.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne officially kicked off his campaign for Governor today. In his announcement, Dardenne said he’s traveled thousands of miles across Louisiana in his current job which is what he plans to do if he’s elected to be the next leader of the state…:
CUT 12 (08) “and Shreveport”
Dardenne says he’d work out of an existing state office in each location.

According to the United States Public Interest Research Group, federal data from 2014 indicates that over 1,800 bridges in Louisiana need repairs. Eric Gill reports…:
CUT 1 (30) “reporting”

Gas prices continue slowly going down as we get further into spring. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.19.