White Louisiana man James Descant, 50, was arrested on April 17 on charges including hate crimes and aggravated assault after he drove his truck into a black man and his white girlfriend

A white Louisiana man with a 'disdain' for mixed race relationships has been arrested for running down an interracial couple in his suburban truck, cops say.

James Descant, 50, was arrested on April 17 on charges including hate crimes and aggravated assault.

He was in his truck around 9pm on April 16 when he saw a black man, 32, and a white woman, 31, standing outside a Birdie gas station in Metairie and accelerated towards them.

The couple say Descant deliberately swerved left in an attempt to hit them.

Descant hit the woman, injuring her hip, wrist, and foot. Her boyfriend managed to jump out of the way, according to Nola.com.

She was taken to Ochsner Medical Center for treatment, where they determined she suffered a broken foot.

Descant allegedly attacked them on account of their interracial relationship, according to Capt. Jason Rivarde of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office. The couple reportedly did nothing to provoke Descant's attack.

The man told deputies that Descant used a racist slur to describe their relationship and threatened to kill him before the attack.

Deputies describe Descant as having a 'disdain' for mixed race couples. He allegedly deliberately swerved to hit the couple as they were standing outside of a gas station (above), injuring the girlfriend

The couple told police they had interacted with Descant at a local motel within a week of the incident.

Descant was arrested around 1.30am on April 17 at a Metairie motel and booked into Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.

At the time of his arrest, Descant was also wanted by Kenner Police.

In addition to hate crimes and aggravated assault he was charged with aggravated second-degree battery and simple criminal damage to property for hitting $500-worth of bottled water cases in front of the gas station store.

According to the Sheriff's Office, Descant is being held on $101,000 bond for the incident.