BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Baton Rouge Police Department is receiving nearly $1 million in grant funding to support traffic enforcement across the city.
The $990,975 grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission will fund overtime enforcement from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027.
The funding will allow officers to conduct additional enforcement targeting speeding, driving while impaired, distracted driving, seatbelt violations and underage drinking…