The construction continues in the State Crime Lab, which is set for the completion of 2026

Baton Rouge, La. (Louisiana First) – The construction of the New Louisiana State Police (LSP) Crime Lab, which is planned for a degree of 2026. An LSP captain said the facility would offer more space, characteristics and the largest instrument of law enforcement authorities in combating criminal matters.

“We are trying to meet these requirements,” said captain Chad Guidry.

A digital tour through the facility shows the new additions, including a divisible conference room, new meeting points, outdoor features and a new interior gun.

“You can hear and go:” You just go in and shoot weapons, “said Guidry.” No. We can actually determine a distance, shot residues, we can fire larger calibers inside without having to go into a range outside the site or something. “

The room will be twice as high and will be the largest in Louisiana.

“The current crime laboratory is 53,000 square meters,” said Guidry. “That is 118,000 square meters.”

According to a database published by Project Cold Case, Louisiana has more than 11,000 unresolved murder cases from 1965. According to Guidry, more space means more analysts, and this could lead to more cases being solved.

“Adding more employees in the street will help,” said Guidry. “When science and technology progress, things will make things a little easier.”

The officials deleted on the site on site in 2023 when the state stared at a large slope of housing. According to Guidry, LSP is doing better now, but it was an urgent problem at that time.

“It takes more staff, more equipment is needed, different types of equipment,” said Renand Col. Lamar Davis at the time.

The construction is much further than then and Guidry said that the foundation will be visible in the next two months. He said that the initial estimate of $ 100 million is still. If the construction company LSP informs that the costs have increased, Guitry would be stated that there would be adjustments to keep them at these total costs.

“We would take a look at some cuts,” said Guidry. “The cuts can change some of the shell pieces into the building without adding a specific feature.”

According to Guidry, taxpayers do not finance this project directly. Instead, it is financed by a bond agreement.

The project has an estimate of the 2026 conclusion, but recent technologies are implemented in the current laboratory. According to Guidry, LSP cannot simply wait for the new laboratory to finish this equipment before adding this equipment.

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