BATON ROUGE, LA - This
year brought us COVID-19 and a historic number of hurricanes. While it is safe
to say that nearly everyone in Louisiana is ready to kick 2020 to the curb,
Attorney General Jeff Landry encourages revelers to exhibit caution while ringing
in the new year.
“2020 has challenged all of us, and it is understandable
for folks to want to let loose as they welcome 2021,” said Attorney General
Landry. “Unfortunately, criminals do not take the holidays off so I encourage
all law-abiding citizens to celebrate wisely. Together, we can help make the
new year happy and safe for our State and her people."
Attorney General Landry offers the following tips to
help better protect you and your loved ones from sexual assault and drunk
driving:
- Make
a plan before you go out and do not abandon a member of your group.
- Keep
your cell phone charged and on your person.
- Do
not accept a drink from anyone unless you get it directly from the
bartender and never leave your drink unattended.
- If
intoxicated, do not drive for any reason. Call a taxi, a ride-sharing app,
or a sober friend or relative for a ride home.
- Immediately
report drunk drivers and drunk pedestrians on the road to law enforcement.
Additionally, the
Attorney General reminds everyone to be smart with fireworks:
- Use
fireworks only if legal in the area and if not intoxicated.
- Never
allow children to play with or ignite fireworks.
- Light
only one firework at a time and never attempt to relight one that does not
go off after it has been ignited.
- Never
throw or point a firework toward people, animals, vehicles, houses, or
flammable materials.
For more safety tips, call
Attorney General Jeff Landry's Consumer Protection Hotline
at 800-351-4889 or visit www.AGJeffLandry.com.