drinking and driving

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Lafayette Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint within the incorporated limits of Lafayette on Friday, June 19.

The Lafayette Police Department has announced they will be conducting an OWI Checkpoint somewhere with the incorporated limits of Lafayette.

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Lafayette Police say if you are found to driving impaired, you will be arrested.

The department notes that the checkpoint will be somewhere within the incorporated limits of Lafayette.

As we always say, if you're going to out for a fun night on the town, have a great time. However, if you're going to be drinking, you have to make sure you have a plan to get around safely. Get a designated driver, plan for an Uber or cab, just never get behind the wheel after you've been drinking.

I suggest that anyone who has been arrested for DUI, DWI, or OWI have that noted on their license and be required to put a special colored license plate on the back of their vehicle.

As I always say, if you're going out, have a great time, just make sure to have a safe time. Have a designated driver or have plans for an Uber or a cab. This weekend will be full of graduation celebrations, and Lafayette police want to make sure everyone stays safe.

Troopers will be aggressively patrolling the roadways to make sure everyone driving is not impaired.

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Officers working the checkpoint will respond with zero tolerance to those drivers found to be under the influence.

'No Refusal begins Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in Lafayette parish and continues through the New Year holiday in the Troop I area.

Everyone by now has probably heard of the app Uber, the app that allows you to get a ride to your destination within minutes. Like having your own private driver. The service has been available in the Lafayette area for almost a year now.

What's the difference between mixing a cocktail with regular soda and diet soda? Researchers say one could put you over the legal limit faster than the other one.

There's nothing fancy or catchy here. It's just one man trying to send a message that clearly needs to be heard.