There were three arrests for DWI and another for possession of marijuana during a sobriety checkpoint operation between 9 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday.
Officers of the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Troop L and Bogalusa Police Department operated the checkpoint at Louisiana 21 and City Limits Road, on the extreme northern edge of the city.
LSP Trooper Nick Manale said three drivers were arrested on charges of DWI and that a fourth driver was issued a summons for possession of what was described as a small amount of marijuana. Manale said the marijuana was seized and logged into evidence by the Bogalusa Police Department.
A total of 270 vehicles were screened during the five-hour operation and six field sobriety tests were administered.
Manale said, "Every year on the highways across the state of Louisiana, numerous people are killed or injured by impaired drivers. Sobriety checkpoints are an effective enforcement tool serving as a deterrent to impaired and drunken driving."
Two other sobriety checkpoints were held in St. Tammany Parish on Saturday, including one in the Sun and Bush area.
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