Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced plans for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, which runs from July 2-6, 2025, centered around the Independence Day holiday. The campaign is coordinated and funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

As part of the campaign efforts, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will assign additional deputies to saturated patrol efforts to target impaired drivers and help keep motorists safe. Additionally, LPSO deputies will conduct a DWI checkpoint during the evening hours of July 3, 2025, and continue into the early morning hours of July 4. During the checkpoint, deputies will be looking for drivers who are possibly impaired while checking for other traffic safety issues. Remember that Lafourche Parish is a “No Refusal” parish, meaning if a suspected drunk driver refuses a breathalyzer test, deputies will seek a search warrant to have that person’s blood tested.

Sheriff Webre reminds citizens to designate a driver if you are going to drink. Have a plan on how you will arrive back home BEFORE you leave home.