Louisiana Lawmaker Arrested on DWI and Child Endangerment Charges After Single-Car Crash

Louisiana Lawmaker Arrested on DWI and Child Endangerment Charges After Single-Car Crash
A police car in Louisiana in July 2016. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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A Louisiana lawmaker is facing criminal charges after striking a concrete barrier while allegedly driving impaired with his three children in the vehicle, state police said on Wednesday.

Rep. Kyle M. Green Jr., a Democrat who represents a portion of south Louisiana’s Jefferson Parish, has been charged with a first-offense of driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor punishable by fines, jail time or a license suspension in the event of a conviction.