BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A new chief administrative officer of Louisiana State Police has been named. LSP Colonel Robert Hodges announced the appointment of Lt. Colonel Robert Burns II for the role.

The Louisiana State Police for years have used excessive force during arrests and vehicle pursuits, a statewide pattern of misconduct that places the public at “serious risk of harm,” according to a ...

Landry appointed the current State Police superintendent, Col. Robert Hodges, as soon as he took ... a deep respect and appreciation for all of Louisiana’s law enforcement officers who put ...

Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry criticized the report saying it attempted to "diminish the service and exceptionality of LSP." Robert Hodges, the state police superintendent, said in an ...

Robert Hodges, the state police superintendent ... in the report “are not a fair assessment of today’s Louisiana State Police or our agency’s incredibly proud history and culture.” ...