The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office will join other law enforcement agencies in a coordinated effort to reduce impaired driving fatalities during the upcoming Labor Day weekend, the department said in a release on Aug. 13.

As part of the statewide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign, which runs through Sept. 1, additional deputies will be assigned to patrol efforts to target impaired drivers.

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over is a high-visibility enforcement campaign funded through a grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

“We want people to know that we are out there, not just during holiday weekends, but every day looking for drivers that are under the influence, and we hope these extra patrols will serve as a deterrent to drinking and driving. If you choose to cons

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