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The Official Publication of Louisiana's Chief Law Enforcement Officers
Spring/Summer Issue
June 2010
Jackson Parish
Sheriff Andy Brown
Receives Freedom Award
Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown receives
his Freedom Award in Washington, D.C. from
Assistant Secretary of Defense Dennis McCarthy
(left) and Deputy Secretary of Defense William
J. Lynn III (right). Photo courtesy of Jackson
Parish Sheriff’s Office.
J
ackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown
has been selected as a 2009 recipient of the Secretary of Defense
Employer Support Freedom Award.
The award represents the highest
recognition given by the U.S. government
to employers for their outstanding support of their employees who serve in the
National Guard and Reserve.
“In the eight years our nation has
been at war, America’s employers-almost
universally-have done an outstanding
job of supporting their Citizen Warrior
employees,” said Dennis M. McCarthy,
assistant secretary of defense for reserve
affairs. “These fifteen employers are the
‘best of the best’ this year. They reflect
the powerful synergy that exists between
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Sheriffs Elect 2009-2010 Board
at Annual Meeting
The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association 2009-2010 Executive Board and Committee pictured
front row from left to right are: Sheriff Larry Cox, Madison parish, ex-officio member;
Sheriff “Jiff” Hingle, Plaquemines Parish, first vice president; Sheriff Victor Jones,
Natchitoches Parish, president; Sheriff Mike Cazes, West Baton Rouge Parish, second vice
president; Sheriff Bob Buckley, Union Parish, secretary-treasurer. Back row from left
to right are Sheriff Talmadge Bunch, East Feliciana Parish; Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois,
Terrebonne Parish, 3rd district; Sheriff Chuck Wagner, Rapides Parish, 6th district alternate; Sheriff Daniel Edwards, Tangipahoa Parish, 7th district; Sheriff Tony Mancuso,
Calcasieu Parish, sergeant-at-arms; Sheriff Mark Shumate, East Carroll Parish, 5th district; Sheriff Marlin Gusman, Orleans (criminal) Parish, 2nd district; Sheriff David Naquin,
St. Mary Parish, 3rd district alternate; Sheriff Royce Toney, Ouachita Parish, 5th district
alternate; Hal Turner, executive director, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association. Photo by Danny
Jackson, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association
N
atchitoches Parish Sheriff
Victor Jones has been elected president of the Louisiana
Sheriffs’ Association for the 2009-2010
term, succeeding Sheriff Larry Cox,
according to Hal Turner, Executive
Director of the LSA. Sheriff Jones will
lead the Association’s sixty-five chief
law enforcement officers and 14,000
deputies. The newly elected president’s
tenure took effect on September 1,
2009.
Sheriff Jones’s election and installation, along with that of the Association’s
Executive Board and Committee,
occurred in August during the LSA’s
Annual Sheriffs’ and Wardens’ Training
Conference. Attorney General Buddy
Caldwell presided over the installation ceremonies along with keynote speaker, Luke Letlow, Special
Assistant to Governor Bobby Jindal on
Intergovernmental Affairs. The four
day conference consisted of business
meetings, legislative updates and training sessions.
Sheriff Jones and the Association’s
newly elected officers and board members
will serve until September 2010 and they
include:
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Jackson Parish Sheriff Andy Brown Receives Freedom Award
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the men and women of the National
pay between their military pay and
are deployed for six months to a year,
Guard and Reserve, and their employ-
the Sheriff ’s Department salary, and
it is peace of mind to know you’ll get
ers.”
upholding medical and life insurance
your job back, to know your bills are
benefits during deployments.
met and your family is taken care of,”
winners from across the nation selected
Brown said.
from a record 3,200 employers nomi-
supervisor with the Sheriff ’s K-9 divi-
Not only does Sheriff Brown sup-
nated this year.
sion nominated Brown for the award in
port his military employees during
on
order to recognize Sheriff Brown for
deployment, but also during times of
September 17, 2009 at the Ronald
his outstanding support for his National
natural disaster. The Sheriff ’s depart-
Reagan Building and International
Guard and Reserve Employees.
ment provided vehicles and other
Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
“Sheriff Brown goes out of his way
resources to deployed deputies to aid
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pre-
to support the Guard, leaving salary and
them during their humanitarian relief
sented the award to Brown.
benefits intact,” Barnett said. “Most
efforts.
In addition to receiving this honor,
people don’t understand that a lot of
Previously, the Jackson Parish
Brown was also one of three recipients
guys are part-time soldiers and have
Sheriff ’s Department received the
selected to speak at the ceremony.
full-time civilian careers.”
Employer Support of the Guard and
Brown simply looks at his support
Reserves (ESGR) “Pro Patria Award”
are currently Guardsmen/Reserves.
as a way that he can give back and
and the “Above and Beyond Award”
Brown’s support for his employ-
contribute to those in service. “When
for their support of National Guard and
ees includes providing differential
you go off to Afghanistan or Iraq and
Reserve Employees.
Sheriff Brown is one of fifteen
The
ceremony
was
held
Seven of Brown’s 110 employees
Sheriff
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The Publication of Louisiana’s
Chief Law Enforcement Officers
Spring/Summer Issue
June 2010
Publisher
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation
Executive Advisors
Executive Director
Hal Turner
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association
Assistant Executive Director
Michael A. Ranatza
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association
Editor
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Lauren Labbé Meher
Executive Board of Directors
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program
Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation
Chairman
Sheriff Greg Champagne, St. Charles Parish
Secretary-Treasurer
Sheriff Bob Buckley, Union Parish
Sheriff Brent Allain, Iberville Parish
Sheriff Talmadge Bunch, East Feliciana Parish
Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff Jeff Wiley, Ascension Parish
Sheriff Beauregard "Bud" Torres, Pointe Coupee Parish
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Sheriffs Elect 2009-2010 Board at Annual Meeting
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President
First Vice President
Second Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Sergeant at Arms
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Sheriff Victor Jones
Sheriff “Jiff” Hingle
Sheriff Mike Cazes
Sheriff Bob Buckley
Sheriff Tony Mancuso
Sheriff Jack Strain
Sheriff Newell Normand
Natchitoches Parish
Plaquemines Parish
West Baton Rouge Parish
Union Parish
Calcasieu Parish
St. Tammany Parish
Jefferson Parish
Sheriff Marlin Gusman
Sheriff Paul Valteau
Orleans (Criminal) Parish
Orleans (Civil) Parish
Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois
Sheriff David Naquin
Terrebonne Parish
St. Mary Parish
Sheriff Steve Prator
Sheriff Sam Craft
Caddo Parish
Vernon Parish
Sheriff Mark Shumate
Sheriff Royce Toney
East Carroll Parish
Ouachita Parish
Sheriff Scott Franklin
Sheriff Chuck Wagner
LaSalle Parish
Rapides Parish
Sheriff Daniel Edwards
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux
Tangipahoa Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff Mike Couvillon
Sheriff Ricky Moses
Vermilion Parish
Beauregard Parish
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
Sheriff Bud Torres
St. Landry Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish
Ex-Officio Member
Sheriff Larry Cox
Madison Parish
Sheriff Victor Jones, Natchitoches Parish
A Profile
by Lauren Labbé Meher
Some might say Sheriff Victor Jones was a very lucky man when he
defeated two incumbents to become the first minority criminal sheriff
in the state of Louisiana, but upon closer inspection, it comes down to
something much deeper than luck.
Seneca says, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets
opportunity.” This is a much more accurate appraisal of how Sheriff
Jones has upheld the office of Sheriff in Natchitoches Parish now for
over a decade.
Growing up on a 60 acre farm, the son of a bricklayer, Sheriff Jones
learned the importance of hard work and preparation at an early age and
the values instilled by his family still remain a part of the choices he
makes every day.
Before becoming Sheriff, Jones had a successful career as a
certified welder, which at one point led him as far away as Houston,
Texas. But when his father became ill, Jones was eager to return home,
where looking back, he felt he always belonged.
Home to Sheriff Jones is Natchitoches parish, which was established
in 1807, and is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase.
Natchitoches was originally laid out on the Red River Channel, which
brought trade to the city for many years. In 1825, the river changed its
course and retreated about five miles east of town. The picturesque
Cane River now divides the historical part of the parish. The parish
is one of the largest in the state in terms of land area stretching 1,299
square miles with a population of 38,000.
It is here that Sheriff Jones’s career in law enforcement began.
Opportunity first came knocking quite literally in 1977 when after
spending a few years volunteering as a member of the “Sheriff ’s Posse,”
(helping out the Sheriff in his community when extra hands were
needed), Sheriff Jones was asked to serve in a more formal capacity
working full-time for the Sheriff ’s department.
Over the next several years Sheriff Jones worked for the
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office serving in virtually every capacity
from dispatcher to patrolman, detective, narcotics and administration.
Although he may not have known it at the time, these combined
experiences would lay the foundation for his future career as Sheriff.
Preparation not only comes from work experience but also
through formal education. Since Sheriff Jones has always believed in
professional education, when he was selected by the Department of
Justice to attend the FBI National Academy in 1992, he was eager to
seize the opportunity. In addition to that training, Sheriff Jones attended
and graduated from more than 20 professional education programs
throughout his many years.
Sheriff Jones says, “With opportunities, it may be that if you pass
something up, it may not ever happen again.” So when his peers and
family members encouraged him to run for Sheriff in 2000, there was
no hesitation.
Upon taking the reins of the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Office
in 2000, Sheriff Jones began to implement new programs to better meet
the needs of the community, while also building on existing programs.
Sheriff Jones believes in taking a proactive approach to law enforcement
in hope that taking preventative measures, he can better protect the
community.
One area in which Sheriff Jones saw an immediate need was
protecting the parish’s senior citizens. While Jones traveled throughout
Natchitoches parish campaigning he often observed that he would
knock on a door but get no answer, yet the neighbors would say that their
neighbor was indeed home, but lived alone and was too afraid to answer
the door. Jones believed that no one should feel imprisoned in their
own home, and because of that, the “ R U OK” program was developed.
This is an automated program that checks on seniors daily. If for some
reason someone doesn’t answer the phone when they are called at their
predetermined time, a deputy will come and check on the situation.
Jones also created the SALT Council
(Seniors and Law Enforcement Together)
which meets monthly to determine how to
better serve senior citizens. These programs
are just some of the many offshoots of the
Sheriff ’s TRIAD program. TRIAD is a
partnership of law enforcement, senior
citizens and community groups working
Sheriff Victor Jones
together to promote senior safety and to
Natchitoches Parish
reduce the fear of crime that seniors often
President,
experience.
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Out of his concern for citizens on the Association 2009-2010
other end of the age spectrum, Sheriff Jones
has expanded the parish’s existing DARE program. DARE partners
with Northwestern State University at health fairs and also holds “Teen
Summits” which gets teens together a few times a year to discuss how
they can better be served. Sheriff Jones says, “We can actually learn so
much from our teens, all we have to do is listen.”
Another example of Sheriff Jones’s proactive approach is his unique
role in managing the adult and juvenile drug courts of Natchitoches
parish. The purpose of drug courts is to handle the cases of nonviolent
substance abusing offenders, helping the offender receive guidance and
rehab to hopefully graduate from the program and become a productive
citizen.
Typically, Louisiana Drug Courts are coordinated through Judges’
offices, treatment facilities, or the DA’s office. Natchitoches parish is
unique in that the District Judge and Sheriff Jones have, with Supreme
Court approval, managed these courts within the Sheriffs’ Office. This
unique “law-enforcement model” has led to national interest in policy
development in support of these activities.
One of Sheriff Jones’s proudest accomplishments though is perhaps
the one that hits closest to home. Jones knew that meeting the needs of
the public was crucial but that taking care of the law enforcement who
serve them was the surest way to enhance all services to the public.
In 2006 the people of Natchitoches parish put their trust in Sheriff
Jones and his vision by passing a half-cent sales tax initiative. Since
at that time statistically, every Natchitoches Parish Sheriffs’ Office
employee was underpaid, the first thing Sheriff Jones did was to raise
every employee’s salary up to a competitive range. Now with salaries
within the state average, turnover is greatly reduced and there is once
again room for growth.
The second way Sheriff Jones enhanced public service was to
provide law enforcement with the more up-to-date safety equipment
they so desperately needed. More than 20 new patrol vehicles were
purchased with most of them containing updated mobile radios and
patrol cams. All deputies can now be issued the most current bulletresistant vests and eventually tasers will be issued to all line deputies.
All of this was made possible only through the combination of Sheriff
Jones’s vision for the future and the faith that the community placed in
him.
His sheriff colleagues in the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association
have also placed their faith in him recently electing him president of
the association. This title gives him the distinction of being the first
president from Natchitoches parish, as well as the first minority president
of the association. When asked what all of this means to him personally,
clearly Sheriff Jones remains humbled saying “The man above is putting
me in these places, and all of this is happening for a reason. Definitely,
it’s been beyond my control, I’m just along for the ride.”
Surely the ride is far from over for Sheriff Jones and with his faith
guiding him he will continue to embrace the ideas of preparation and
opportunity to lead his parish and the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association
into a brighter tomorrow.
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Sheriff Wiley and the late Sheriff Bolivar Bishop
inducted into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame
A
scension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley and the Late Sheriff
Bolivar Bishop of Beauregard Parish are among the
most recent inductees to the Louisiana Justice Hall of
Fame, announced Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Secretary James M. Leblanc, Louisiana State Penitentiary
Warden Burl Cain and the Louisiana State Penitentiary
Museum Foundation.
The other inductees were Chief Judge Burrell J. Carter
First Circuit Court of Appeals (Greensburg), The Honorable
Morris E. Easley, Jr. (Greensburg), the late Honorable Camille
Francis Gravel, Jr. (Alexandria), the Honorable Harry J. Morel,
Jr. (Hahnville), Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Chet D.
Traylor (Columbia).
The Honorable Deputy Joe D. Smith of Ouachita Parish
Sheriff ’s Office received the prestigious Sheriff Harry Lee
Memorial Law Enforcement Award of Excellence.
The Justice Hall of Fame operated by the Louisiana State
Penitentiary Museum Foundation at Angola Prison honors
these highly distinguished “heroes in justice” who have contributed to the state’s justice system.
The non-profit penitentiary museum, built in 1989 just
outside the gates of Angola Prison, is devoted to the study of
crime and punishment in Louisiana.
The Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame is in its fifth year and
contains exhibit cases on the lives and accomplishments of the
inductees.
Beauregard Parish District Attorney David Burton (left) and LSA
Executive Director Hal Turner (right) present the late Sheriff
Bolivar Bishop’s award to his wife, Harriet Bishop. Photo by
Danny Jackson, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association.
LSA Assistant Executive Director Michael Ranatza (left) and LSA
Executive Director Hal Turner (right) present Sheriff Wiley with his
award at the Justice Hall of Fame banquet honoring Wiley and six
other Hall of Fame inductees. Photo by Danny Jackson, Louisiana
Sheriffs’ Association.
In Memoriam
The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association honors the lives and legacies of Sheriff Bolivar Bishop, Sheriff Odom Graves, and Sheriff Elmer Litchfield.
These men provided their respective parishes and the state of Louisiana with exemplary public service and unwavering dedication.
“In valor there is hope.” –Tacitus
Bolivar Bishop
Odom Graves
Elmer Litchfield
Beauregard Parish
36 Years of Service
1972-2008
Livingston Parish
20 Years of Service
1976-1996
East Baton Rouge Parish
23 Years of Service
1983-2006
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Special Olympians supported by Sheriffs’ Honorary Members
T
he Law Enforcement Torch Run, conceived 25 years ago,
is the Special Olympics’ largest grass-roots fundraiser
and public awareness vehicle. During the annual Torch
Run law enforcement officers and athletes act as “Guardians
of the Flame” by running the “Flame of Hope” across the state
in a relay-type run to the Opening Ceremonies of local Special
Olympics competitions.
Over 2,000 law enforcement individuals from over 100
agencies come together for two common goals: To spread
awareness of the capabilities of people with intellectual disabilities and to generate funds ensuring that the year-round
sports training programs of Special Olympics are available to
all children and adults with mental disabilities at no cost to the
athlete or their family.
Honorary Members of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary
Membership Program help carry the Torch by providing partial
funding and in-kind, year-round support for the Torch Run.
Fundraising events are held year-round by officers throughout the state to raise support funds for the Special Olympics
which is a private, nonprofit, charitable organization. The
games provide competitive opportunities for thousands of intellectually disabled children and adults throughout the state.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Senior Agent
Jason Dreher, Col. Winston Vidrine, Chief of LDWF Law Enforcement
Division, and Col. Mike Edmonson, Superintendent Louisiana State Police,
applaud as Baton Rouge Chief of Police Jeff Leduff and Capital Area Athlete
Donnie Guillory raise the “flame of hope” while Deputy Sara Hawkins, Law
Enforcement Torch Run State Director, speaks to the crowd of participants.
Photograph by Danny Jackson, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Associaiton.
West Feliciana Parish Sheriff J. Austin Daniel receives
national recognition for technology use
W
est Feliciana Parish Sheriff
J. Austin Daniel was recently awarded the noteworthy “Bronze Pollie Award” from the
American Association of Political and
Public Affairs Consultants for a telephone call produced in partnership with
ConnectCallUSA.com.
Michael Smith, President and CEO
of ConnectCAllUSA accepted the award
on behalf of Sheriff Daniel at the association’s 18th annual
conference in Washington, D.C.
Entitled “Warning, Detour Ahead!,” the call was broadcast
throughout the area to alert residents and travelers that U.S.
Highway 61 was closed due to an untimely bridge repair. The
repair was scheduled to coincide with the LSU vs. Ole Miss
football game in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. Highway 61 is
a major throughway for traffic coming to and from Mississippi
and could ill-afford to be closed on such a day. Sheriff Daniel’s
quick response automated telephone call enabled football
goers to plan ahead and helped to minimize delays.
“Sheriff Daniel’s use of technology proves you don’t have
to be from Washington Beltway to make a difference,” said
Smith in accepting the award.
Sheriff Daniel’s timely use of technology helped enhance
communications in his community during a time of need while
bringing national prominence to the West Feliciana Parish
Sheriff ’s Office.
Baker Police Chief Knaps Presents Sheriff Gautreaux
With Distinguished Service Medal
by Casey Rayborn Hicks
B
aker Police Chief Mike Knaps presented East Baton
Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux with a Distinguished
Service Medal following a hiring and promotions ceremony at the Sheriff’s Office downtown.
“I’m extremely humbled by this great honor,” Sheriff
Gautreaux said. “I was blessed to serve in such a capacity for
the city of Baker, and now I’m blessed to be a public servant
for the entire parish.”
Chief Knaps presented the medal, awarded to a member of
the police department who provides “exceptionally meritorious
service in a duty of great responsibility,” to Sheriff Gautreaux
for his 27 years at the department.
“Sheriff Gautreaux brought a small-city department to a
big-city standard,” Chief Knaps said. “He upgraded obsolete
equipment with modern equipment and increased our manpower to meet modern standards. He was very conscious
of training and continuing education for our
officers, and I still use
many of his methodologies today.”
Chief
Knaps
served as Gautreaux’s
Administrative Captain
and Assistant Chief for
the last eight years as
Baker Chief of Police.
Gautreaux served as
Baker Police Chief from
1980 until 2007 when
he resigned to run for
Sheriff.
Baker Police Chief Mike Knaps presents
East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux
with a Distinguished Service Medal following a hiring and promotions ceremony at the East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff’s Office downtown.
Photo courtesy of East Baton Rouge
Parish Sheriff’s Office
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East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office’s Reality Behind
Bars Program Will Seek to Deter Kids From Crime
by Casey Rayborn Hicks
East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office hosts Reality Behind Bars Program at the Parish
Prison to teach kids about the consequences of poor choices. The office has used
this program to reach out to hundreds of young girls and boys to teach them about
staying on the right path. The children come to the prison to hear from volunteer
inmates about their life, prison experiences and the consequences of crime. The
inmates perform skits and have small group sessions with the children to answer
questions. Photo courtesy of East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office
S
heriff Sid Gautreaux and the East Baton
Rouge Sheriff ’s Office, along with Baton
Rouge City Police and Juvenile Services,
started the Reality Behind Bars Program this
past summer in an effort to bring juvenile
offenders, at-risk juveniles and any child to the
prison that might benefit from hearing volunteer
inmates about their life and prison experiences
and the consequences of crime. The inmates will
perform skits and talk to the youths about changing behaviors now and getting on the right path.
So far, the program has brought more than 100
kids in from all over the parish.
“We have to attack crime from all angles,”
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said. “We not only have to
be diligent in arresting offenders and reaching
out to the community at large, we have to reach
out to these young people we see starting on the
wrong paths. We need to get to them before they
become another crime statistic.”
Concordia Sheriff’s Office helps soldiers call families
by Kathleen Stevens
C
an you place a value on a phone
call?
Concordia Parish Sheriff Randy
Maxwell knows there’s no possible way to measure
the value of a phone call from a loved one serving
in the military, especially if he or she is in a war
zone more than 7,000 miles around the globe.
The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office has been
collecting used cell phones for many months for the
“Cell Phones for Soldiers” organization where the
recycling effort turns the used and useless phones
into phone cards for our nation’s military.
“We’re proud to know that we’ve made it possible for mothers and sons, daughters and dads,
husbands and wives to talk to one another. It’s
essential that they communicate with one another
during the extremely difficult months of separation.
Our military and their family members at home sacrifice dearly for us. It’s up to all of us to give back Spc Will Windham of Ferriday helps Concordia Parish Sheriff Randy Maxwell
to them in some small way,” Maxwell said.
pack a box of used cell phones for the “Cell Phones for Soldiers” recycling
A one-hour, pre-paid phone card is sent to program. A one-hour, pre-paid phone card will be sent to a member of the U.S.
a military service member for every cell phone military for every old cell phone contributed. The Sheriff’s Office serves as a
collection site. Windham is a member of Det. 1, 1086th Transportation Unit,
donated.
Any agency or organization that also wants to Louisiana Army National Guard, Vidalia. Photograph by Kathleen Stevens
support this effort can get the full information at www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com. Anyone who would like to have a phone card
sent to a particular soldier may sign up at this same site.
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Data-driven enforcement effort, “Operation Rolling
Thunder” improves DWI operations in Lafourche Parish
by Captain Scott Silverii
T
o protect parish residents from drunk drivers, the
Lafourche Parish Sheriff ’s Office mobilized a traffic
safety task force to detect, arrest and remove impaired
drivers from parish streets and highways. Drawing on components of the Data Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic
Safety (DDACTS) model, which integrates location-based
crime and traffic crash data to deploy law enforcement resources, the Lafourche Parish Patrol Division capitalized on the
deterrent value of highly-visible traffic enforcement to reduce
crime, crashes and traffic violations over a seven week period.
The stepped-up enforcement effort, entitled Operation Rolling
Thunder, was deployed based on days, times and locations
when DWI incidents were most prevalent.
Scrutinizing calls-forservice (CFS) related to DWI,
crossed with locations, day
and time of week, Lafourche
Parish analysts discovered
that most of the DWI CFS
occurred in the early evening
hours (see Chart 1), rather
than the expected late-night
incidence when conventional
DWI policing strategies are
executed.
T
Operation Rolling Thunder was manned by four deputies in
marked and covert units during early evening hours. Deputies’
DWI detection skills were challenged and ultimately strengthened by identifying impaired drivers during high-volume travel
times. Deputies worked in a cohesive unit, rather than the traditional individual deployments of saturation patrol methods.
During Operation Rolling Thunder, the task force yielded
DWI arrests, traffic safety violations and fugitive warrant
arrests.
After seven weeks of data-driven high visibility enforcement,
Lafourche Parish benefited from a 9% reduction in all traffic crashes and a 5% reduction in crashes during the directed
hours of operation.
Ouachita Parish benefits from use of
state-of-the-art firearm training simulator
he Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO) has a new
piece of equipment helping deputies become better
prepared for intense situations. Sheriff Royce Toney
contacted Attorney General Buddy Caldwell and made arrangements with him to use the Attorney General’s Firearm Training
Simulator. Sheriff Toney stated that this simulator is a, “great
tool. It’s a great training device for our OPSO Team to use in
preparing them to make quick decisions in crucial situations.”
Staff Sergeant Connie Miller and Deputy David Arnold complete a
training exercise using the state-of-the-art firearm training simulator.
Photo courtesy of Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office
The Firearms Training Simulator features video of actors
playing out six of the more dangerous situations that deputies
might face as they carry out their duties. As deputies make decisions, shout orders and –in many cases—fire simulated weapons, a training officer controls the action, including whether a
subject surrenders or starts shooting.
Computers follow every shot, allowing deputies to replay
the scenario and see where their bullets hit and what they could
have done better. This type of training is necessary for anyone
who carries a firearm. Without proper training there could be
disastrous results. Sheriff Toney emphasizes that this type of
training is, “the closest to real-life scenario training that is available. This means that the deputy will be as prepared as possible
when he or she enters into a real-life situation where firearms
are called for.”
This type of judgment training is crucial since every
deputy needs to be ready for a potential crisis. This is one
tool to prepare them for real life situations and it is the best
way to gauge how they will react in intense situations. The
Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office through their “TEAMwork”
(Together Everyone Achieves More) effort will use this training
to help them better prepare for the protection of the citizens of
Ouachita Parish.
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SHERIFFS’ HONORARY MEMBERS contribut
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of its Honorary Members. Here is how membership dues are work
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Acadia Parish
Sheriff Wayne A. Melancon
LSU-Eunice
Allen Parish
Sheriff Harold Brady
DARE Program
Ascension Parish
Sheriff Jeff Wiley
Scholarship Program
Assumption Parish
Sheriff Mike Waguespack
Summer Camp
Avoyelles Parish
Sheriff Doug Anderson
Community Services
Beauregard Parish
Sheriff Ricky L. Moses
To be announced
Catahoula Parish
Sheriff James Kelly
DARE Program
Claiborne Parish
Sheriff Ken Bailey
Athletic Program
Concordia Parish
Sheriff Randy Maxwell
DARE Program
DeSoto Parish
Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle
Scholarship Program
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff Sid Gautreaux
To be announced
East Carroll Parish
Sheriff Mark Shumate
Triad and Youth
Programs
Jackson Parish
Sheriff Andy Brown
Senior Citizens’
Program
Jefferson Davis Parish
Sheriff Richard Edwards
DARE Program
Lafayette Parish
Sheriff Michael Neustrom
Youth Activity and
Elderly Protection
LaFourche Parish
Sheriff Craig Webre
Youth Development
Programs
LaSalle Parish
Sheriff Scott Franklin
Scholarship Program
Lincoln Parish
Sheriff Mike Stone
Triad and DARE Programs
Ouachita Parish
Sheriff Royce Toney
Youth Camp
Plaquemines Parish
Sheriff I. F. “Jiff” Hingle
DARE Program
Pointe Coupee Parish
Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres, III
DARE Program
Rapides Parish
Sheriff Charles Wagner
Community Services
Red River Parish
Sheriff Johnny Ray Norman
Scholarship Program
Richland Parish
Sheriff Charles McDonald
Youth Programs
Sabine Parish
Sheriff Guffey L. Pattison
DARE Program
St. Mary Parish
Sheriff David Naquin
Scholarship and
Senior Citizens’ Programs
St. Tammany Parish
Sheriff Jack Strain
Senior Citizens’ and
Reserve Deputies’ Programs
Tangipahoa Parish
Sheriff Daniel Edwards
DARE Program
Tensas Parish
Sheriff Rickey Jones
DARE Program
Terrebonne Parish
Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois
Junior Deputy and
DARE Programs
Union Parish
Sheriff Bob Buckley
DARE and Triad Programs
Vermilion Parish
Sheriff Mike Couvillon
DARE Program
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and charitable public services to local communities through the generosity
king throughout Louisiana. Thank you for your continued support.
heriff Greg Champagne, Chairman - Louisiana Sheriffs' Honorary Membership Program
Bienville Parish
Sheriff John Ballance
DARE Program
Bossier Parish
Sheriff Larry Deen
Crime Prevention
Caddo Parish
Sheriff Stephen Prator
Crime Prevention
Calcasieu Parish
Sheriff Tony Mancuso
Youth Services
Caldwell Parish
Sheriff Steven May
Explorer Scout and
Triad Programs
Cameron Parish
Sheriff Theos Duhon
To be announced.
East Feliciana Parish
Sheriff Talmadge Bunch
DARE Program
Evangeline Parish
Sheriff Eddie Soileau
DARE Awareness
Franklin Parish
Sheriff Steve Pylant
Youth Programs
Grant Parish
Sheriff Baxter Welch
To be announced
Iberia Parish
Sheriff Louis Ackal
DARE Program
Iberville Parish
Sheriff Brent Allain
DARE and Scholarship
Programs
Livingston Parish
Sheriff Willie Graves
Drug Awareness and
DARE Programs
Madison Parish
Sheriff Larry Cox
To be announced
Morehouse Parish
Sheriff Mike Tubbs
Summer Youth Camp
Natchitoches Parish
Sheriff Victor Jones, Jr.
Youth Ball and
DARE Program
Orleans Parish
Civil Sheriff Paul Valteau, Jr.
To be announced.
Orleans Parish
Criminal Sheriff Marlin Gusman
To be announced.
St. Bernard Parish
Sheriff Jack Stephens
To be announced
St. Charles Parish
Sheriff Greg Champagne
DARE Program
St. Helena Parish
Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat”
Williams
Crime Prevention
St. James Parish
Sheriff Willy Martin, Jr.
Character Links
St. John the Baptist Parish
Sheriff Wayne Jones
Drug Education and
DARE Programs
St. Landry Parish
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
DARE Program
St. Martin Parish
Sheriff Ronny Theriot
Charitable, Educational and
Public Safety Programs
Vernon Parish
Sheriff Sam Craft
DARE Program
Washington Parish
Sheriff Robert Crowe
DARE Program
Webster Parish
Sheriff Gary Sexton
4-H Shooting Sports
and Council on Aging
West Baton Rouge Parish
Sheriff Mike Cazes
DARE and Scholarship
Programs
West Carroll Parish
Sheriff Jerry Philley
Youth Drug Program
West Feliciana Parish
Sheriff Austin Daniel
Triad Program
Winn Parish
Sheriff A. D. “Bodie” Little
DARE Program
LOUISIANA SHERIFF
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S
NLCJA celebrates first graduating POST class
Guest
speakheriff
Larry
er at the graduation
Deen
has
ceremony,
POST
always had big
Chairman, Ascension
dreams for the Bossier
Parish Sheriff Jeff
Parish
Sheriff ’s
Wylie spoke about
Office, with one of his
the choice to be in
goals being to elevate
law enforcement, a
the law enforcement
“sacred profession,”
agencies of Northwest
telling the first graduLouisiana to the highating class, “We’re not
est level of expertise
better, but we are difpossible. His vision
ferent.”
began to take shape
A c a d e m y
in 2006 with the
opening of the North The staff of the North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy, front, poses for a graduation Director Dr. David
Louisiana Criminal picture with the Academy’s first fully certified state Peace Officers Standards and Training Walden gave the gradCommission basic training class. Staff, from left, are Lt. Charlie Bright, Academy director
Justice
Academy Dr. David Walden, Sgt. Al Langley, Mabria Grosjean, Sgt. Mike Gibson, Lt. Bruce Teutsch uation address asking
(NLCJA).
Sheriff and Deputy Scooter Rushing. Not pictured is assistant director Capt. Mark Mahoney. Photo the rhetorical question, “Are you ready?”
Deen realized another courtesy of Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.
major milestone as the NLCJA celebrated its first graduating Dr. Walden reminded his graduates that they had to be ready to
promote their profession, to be an encourager, to help people
Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) class.
The thirty graduates endured nine weeks of intensive make better choices and to face temptations: all necessary
training in areas such as criminal law, traffic control, defensive components of a successful career in law enforcement. The
driving tactics, and firearms, and were also required to pass the thirty graduates were indeed ready to answer the call.
The Academy’s goal is to “raise the bar” for law enforcecomprehensive POST exam.
“These recruits will be the first of many to pass through the ment agencies in Louisiana as well as neighboring states.
halls and classrooms of the academy,” said Sheriff Deen. “This “We realize that the quality of product is determined by
marks a new day for law enforcement and training in North the atmosphere in which it is produced,” said Deen. “We
Louisiana. This exciting endeavor will be raising the bar of believe we have created an ‘atmosphere of excellence.’ It is
excellence in the criminal justice field for many years to come.” an atmosphere that is one of reaching for the highest level of
The deputies who graduated from the academy were from excellence attainable.”
For a closer look at the NLCJA, see below.
11 different agencies across northwest Louisiana.
T
A Closer Look:
North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy:
‘An Atmosphere of Excellence’
he North Louisiana Criminal Justice
Academy (NLCJA) which was dedicated
on September 18, 2006 features stateof-the-art law enforcement training for northwest Louisiana and surrounding areas.
“With the security of our homeland at
stake, the need for qualified, trained, front-line
ready officers has never been greater than in
this post 9/11 era in which we live,” said Bossier
Parish Sheriff Larry Deen.
The academy’s focus is on leadership by example, and
their staff is made up of leaders with years of expertise in the
areas of education, law enforcement, and military training.
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The NLCJA offers a myriad of training
opportunities for law enforcement personnel from
across the Ark-La-Tex area including its most
popular training class, “Basic SWAT,” as well as
POST Certification and Bossier Parish Sheriff’s
Office In-Service training opportunities in areas
like CPR and First Aid, Policy and Procedure
Updates, POST Firearms Re-qualifier, and
Defensive Tactics.
Not only does the NLCJA host their own
training programs, but the academy has also had the privilege of hosting several outstanding training courses from
other state and federal agencies such
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A Closer Look: North Louisiana Criminal Justice Academy: ‘An Atmosphere of Excellence’
as the Louisiana State Police, Bureau
of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Probation and Parole, U.S. Marshals,
Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of
Investigations, and others. Examples of
some of these courses include Advanced
Interview and Interrogation, Convicted
Sex Offender Registry and Tracking,
Survival Spanish for Uniformed
Interdiction, Officer Survival and Bomb
Investigation, to name a few.
The NLCJA campus itself sets a new
standard for training by making use of
the most modern technologies available
including classrooms that are designed
to support PowerPoint presentations and
that include computer ports at each student desk.
In addition to the traditional class-
room setting, students also experience
“hands-on learning” with a five-story
rappelling training tower, a Professional
Range Instruction Simulator (PRISiM),
which is a shooting simulator that uses
a “virtual-reality” screen to interact with
the officer, and an L3 Patrol Sim IV driving simulator which is also used to give
law enforcement personnel “real-life”
experience in responding to emergency
situations.
The “hands-on” experience continues with the academy’s new, cutting-edge
rifle range. In order to meet the training
needs of SWAT Snipers, the range offers
a wide variety of training options in its
16 shooting stations. Twelve of the stations can be utilized from 100 yards out
to 400 yards, while four other stations go
out to 1,000 yards. This facility will also
continued from page 10
be opened to the public during certain
times of the year for those who wish to
site in their hunting rifles.
Sheriff Larry Deen’s vision for the
NLCJA is ever-expanding, and looking
to the future he plans on developing a
“live-fire city” called “Hogan’s Alley,”
complete with streets, buildings, and firing points, to enhance the active shooter
curriculum. The construction of dormitories to accommodate out of town trainees is also a future goal, which would
allow for the entire training process to
take place on campus.
The North Louisiana Criminal
Justice Academy has set the new standard for law enforcement agencies
throughout Louisiana, and has truly created an ‘Atmosphere of Excellence.’
Photos courtesy of Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office
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Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office nation’s best dressed
T
he Rapides Parish Sheriff ’s Office was named Best
Dressed “County Sheriff ’s Department” in the nation
at the North American Association of Uniform
Manufacturers and Distributors’ (NAUMD) first-ever Public
Safety Awards Competition in Las Vegas. The award emphasizes the importance of professional, neat, well-fitted, and
immediately identifiable uniforms in police, fire, and other
first-responder public safety programs. Rapides Parish
defeated 95 other parishes and counties claiming the top
prize.
“There are several contributing factors to a good public
safety uniform program” said Richard Lerman, president and
CEO of the NAUMD. “Its design, composition and overall
comfort all affect how well the individuals who protect us are
able to stay safe while executing their responsibilities. This
award recognizes and applauds those responsible for the development of exceptional public safety apparel programs.”
The NAUMD noted many unique features on the RPSO’s
re-vamped uniforms which helped them earn their distinction
such as the replication of their newly designed badge in an
explosive emblem on the sleeve of the solid silver-tan shirts.
With the increasing incidents of officer impersonations, the
design helped distinguish new uniforms from previous uniforms that may have been lost or stolen.
“We wanted a new uniform program that reflected the
new era of our department,” said Sheriff Charles Wagner. “We
expect our deputies to maintain high professional standards, so
they must look professional too. Winning this award validates
the professionalism of our new program.”
Leman concluded, “If you want to be the best, you need to
look your best. This award recognizes the best of the best in
public safety.”
For more information about the NAUMD’s annual Public
Safety Awards, visit their Web site at: http://www.naumd.com
Representatives from Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office proudly wear
their new uniforms. Front Row: Asst. Ranger Master, Patsy
Netherland, Capt. Ray Christy, and Deputy Carolyn Parker. Back
Row: Deputy John Dunn, Sgt. Albert Keller, Deputy Jerry Rollins,
Sgt. Wilbert Weekly, Deputy Chris Gorsha, and Deputy Jeremy Sharp.
Photo courtesy of Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office
Terrebonne Parish’s two-year investigation leads to
successful seizures and arrest
T
changes, we have expanded to begin to deprive these criminals
of their prized possessions.
A recent two-year long investigation led by TPSO narcotics agents and DEA agents yielded one of the largest seizures in Terrebonne parish history. Extensive
work and countless hours were put forth by the
agents who, through diligence, recovered more than
one pound of cocaine and 29 grams of crack from a
local drug dealer. Agents also seized $177,000 hidden inside the suspect’s home. The case led to the
seizure of property owned by the suspect including a
Suzuki Motorcycle, a Mazda 323, an ATV, a Cadillac
Escalade, a 1971 Buick, a Kia Optima a Dodge
Charger, a Cadillac CTS and a Maserati sports car.
The value of the seized vehicles is in excess of
$200,000.
With the arrest of a drug dealer who was
responsible for the majority of cocaine distribution
in the northern end of Terrebonne parish, the agents
Sheriff L. Vernon Bourgeois, Jr., stands next to the seized Maserati, a new addi- continue to work to identify additional suspects and
tion to Sheriff’s Office fleet of vehicles. Photo courtesy of Terrebonne Parish
remove more drugs from our streets.
Sheriff’s Office
he goal of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff ’s Office
(TPSO) narcotics division is to not only identify and
remove drug dealers from our streets, but with recent
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St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s D.A.R.E. anti-drug program
returns to schools; stresses self-confidence and self-respect
by Steve Cannizaro
I
n adjoining classrooms at Joseph Davies Elementary Maj. Mark Poche, head of field Operations for the Sheriff’s
School In Meraux, two sheriff ’s deputes were stressing to Office, oversees D.A.R.E. as part of his duties.
fifth-graders that self-confidence and self-respect can help Besides Davies School, D.A.R.E. instruction is starting
them stay true to core values and overcome peer pressure to use at Andrew Jackson Elementary, Rowley School, Lynn Oaks
drugs, including alcohol and tobacco.
during the first semester and Gauthier, Prompt Succor, Willie
St. Bernard Parish officers Lt. Lisa Jackson and Deputy Smith and Trist the second semester.
Darrin Miller were instructing students and answering ques- “We teach them about peer pressure and bullies at school,”
tions in some of the first classes of the newly re-started sher- Jackson said. “We tell them they have to have confidence in
iff’s D.A.R.E., or Drug Awareness Resistance Education, pro- themselves and respond to situations in a confident manner.
gram in St. Bernard Parish
It’s not just saying “No, no,
public and private schools for
no’’ to using drugs. You have
the first time since Hurricane
to explain why. Show what
Katrina. The program lasts
the effects can be. It’s about
10 weeks, with one hour of
decision-making.’’
instruction a week.
Deputy Darrin Miller, a
Deputy Nicole Miller
former deputy in the Juvenile
will also participate in the
Detention system, makes it
new program, appearing at
a practice to walk the playparades and other events donground during some might
ning the costume of Daren
ask their parents.
the Lion, the international The sheriff’s D.A.R.E., or Drug Awareness Resistance Education, There’s also a question
mascot of the D.A.R.E. anti- program has been re-started in St. Bernard Parish schools for the box in the classes, Miller
first time since Hurricane Katrina. Shown at a participating school,
drug program.
said. “We get questions like
Andrew Jackson Elementary in Chalmette, are from left, Maj, Mark
At Davies, Jackson gave Poche, head of the Field Operations Bureau which oversees D.A.R.E.; ‘why is it harmful for pregan example to kids of how Assistant Principal Carla Carollo, Principal Susan Landry, D.A.R.E. nant women to smoke’ and
to stand up for themselves international mascot Daren the Lion, portrayed by Deputy Nicole we answer them.’’
in dealing with peers on the Miller; D.A.R.E. instructor Deputy Darrin Miller, Commander Lt. Lisa “I’ve worked with kids in
issues of drugs including Jackson and Chief Deputy Sheriff James Pohlmann. Photo courtesy the juvenile center when they
alcohol and tobacco. Maybe of St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office
were already in (the criminal)
a friend is at your home, she said. “If someone is doing system,’’ Miller said. “I wanted to do this (D.A.R.E.) so I can
something you know your parents don’t allow, you need to work with them before they get in the system and maybe we
know how to respond,’’ she told the class of mostly 10-year- can prevent them from ending up there.’’
olds. “Tell them they have to leave,’’ Jackson said. “You don’t Both he and Jackson underwent training sessions to teach
have to get angry but say what you mean and mean what you the D.A.R.E. program, which like other types of teaching has
say.’’
guide books to develop lesson plans.
And, more specifically, the students discussed how to tell Fifth-grade teachers Julie Hitch and Vicky Lagman at
someone under-age alcohol use isn’t appropriate. “I’d tell them Davies school said they support the aims of D.A.R.E.
I won’t do this’’ one boy said of the hypothetical situation. “It’s an appropriate age to to be hearing this informa“I’d say, ‘you stop drinking and get out of my house,’’’ another tion,’’ Lagman said. “They are talking to other kids about
student said. Another boy said he knows adults drink because it. They are curious at this age. They ask questions (in the
“when I go to a gas station with my dad somebody is buying D.A.R.E. class and get the correct answers, so they are not
beer.’’
misinformed.’’
Chief Deputy Sheriff James Pohlmann said sheriff ’s offi- Hitch said, “I think it’s very helpful’’ for the students to
cials thought the timing was right to bring back the D.A.R.E. learn about dangers and get the right information.’’ She added,
program to a new generation of youngsters in St. Bernard “It’s critical to get to them before they go to middle school’’
schools. “It’s important we try to reach them at an impression- and are more likely to face temptations and peer pressure to do
able age’’ before they begin making wrong decisions that hurt things that are wrong for them.
their chances for success in life, Pohlmann said.
At Andrew Jackson, Principal Susan Landry supports
He said the message of building self-confidence and self- D.A.R.E. and believes it fits in with the goals of her school,
respect in themselves is one every child should hear repeatedly, specifically to instill self-confidence and self-respect in stuadding the D.A.R.E. program is just the beginning. “We want dents and use that as a means of earning the respect of others.
to expand drug awareness information to children and through- “We encourage students to make good choices and do the right
out the entire parish with a series of Town Hall meetings for thing,’’ Landry said. “We teach children to like themselves and
adults,’’ Pohlmann said.
believe in themselves.’’
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St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office Creates Crisis Intervention Team
T
he St. Martin Parish Sheriff ’s Office was awarded a
contract through the Louisiana Department of Health
and Hospitals-Office of Mental Health to provide Crisis
Intervention response to residents of St. Martin Parish and free
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to Law Enforcement
Agencies within Region IV.
This program is modeled after the CIT Program that was
created by the Memphis Police Department in 1988 after an
armed mentally ill person was killed by police during a confrontation. The CIT Program is designed to address the needs
of persons who are experiencing an emergency mental health
crisis event as well as providing law enforcement officers with
the proper tools they need to respond to such calls.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff ’s Office currently has two
full time CIT Officers, and an additional thirty-four deputies
and dispatchers have been trained within the department. The
CIT Training is a 40 hour-Monday-Friday course. Some of the areas addressed
in the training include: recognition of
mental illness, psychopharmacology, crisis de-escalation skills, and practical
training.
The benefits of the CIT Program are
jail diversion, officer safety, improved
community relations, and improved confidence among law enforcement officers dealing with persons
experiencing a mental health crisis event.
The mission of the Acadiana Region IV Crisis Intervention
Team is to safely and respectfully address the needs of persons experiencing a mental health crisis event through
interventions initiated by specially trained law enforcement
officers.
St. Landry Parish opens Camp Kops-N-Kids, hunting
and fishing camp for disadvantaged youth
A
simple message seen on a
bumper sticker has found
new meaning in the hands
of St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby
Guidroz and his new Camp KopsN-Kids Club.
Guidroz spotted a sticker saying, ‘Kids that hunt and fish don’t
steal and deal.’ Guidroz said, “That’s so true…I raised two
boys in the woods. It was a wonderful time.”
Now Guidroz is providing that same opportunity for
disadvantaged youth in St. Landry Parish. Boys and girls
ages 9-13 coming from single-parent homes or from socioeconomically disadvantaged environments have the opportunity to experience a free weekend campout with hunting and
fishing.
Camp Kops-N-Kids is open year-round with alternating
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz (right) and camp counselor Blaine Joubert
help campers embark on the party barge during a recent Camp
Kops-N-Kids campout. Photo courtesy of St. Landry Parish
Sheriff’s Office
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all-boys and all-girls campouts held
approximately every other month.
“The campsite and lodge is
located on La. 182 just south of
Washington, Louisiana between
Washington and Nuba,” Guidroz
said.
The 600 acre campsite includes
a bunkhouse which can accommodate twelve campers and
four counselors, as well as a common area for meals and game
time. The bunkhouse has modern amenities like air conditioning and heating, yet kids can still experience a traditional
campout experience with cleared trails for hiking, a threeacre lake for fishing, and a gathering around the campfire at
night.
“The main purpose of the outing is to build a better relationship between children and the community, with the long
term goal being to keep the kids occupied, and their minds on
something positive,” said Jimmy Darbonne, Public Information
Officer for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff ’s Office.
Guidroz said that Kops-N-Kids Club will have another
benefit as well. “This will let the children partner with a law
enforcement officer. It will let them know we are not the bad
guys.”
“We will be partnering with Wildlife and Fisheries to provide hunting safety courses,” Guidroz said. “It will be fun for
the kids and fun for us.”
Since the camp is for disadvantaged youth, Guidroz said
the camp is equipped with hunting vests, rifles, four-wheelers,
boats, fishing poles and tackle.
Camp Kops-N-Kids is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which
finances its work through individual and corporate donations.
For more information or for an application please visit
http://www.slpsheriff.com/. Guided tours are available upon
request.
Sheriffs’ Educational Scholarship Recipients Announced
L
ouisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program
Chairman Greg Champagne, St. Charles Parish
Sheriff, announced that seventy-five graduating high
school seniors have been awarded scholarships provided by
the Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2009 academic
school year.
Sheriffs’ scholarships, worth $500 each, are made possible by the citizen members of the Louisiana Sheriffs’
Honorary Membership Program. They are awarded to students from each parish where the sheriff is affiliated with the
Program. While some sheriffs divide the $500 scholarship
into two, $250 scholarships, other sheriffs enhance scholarship benefits to larger denominations with funds they provide
themselves.
To obtain information about the Louisiana Sheriffs’
Scholarship Program, contact your local Sheriff ’s Office.
Acadia Parish
Sheriff Wayne Melancon
Recipient: Unavailable at press time.
NATCHITOCHES PARISH
Sheriff Victor Jones
Recipient: Hannah Royal Oge
ST. MARY PARISH
Sheriff David Naquin
Recipient: Meghan Ann Concienne
ORLEANS CIVIL PARISH
Sheriff Paul Valteau
Recipient: Elizabeth King
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
Sheriff Jack Strain
Recipient: Holly Elizabeth Polk
ORLEANS CRIMINAL PARISH
Sheriff Marlin Gusman
Recipient: Unavailable at press time.
TANGIPAHOA PARISH
Sheriff Daniel Edwards
Recipients: Brittany Brelle Green
Jason Cody Bel
ALLEN PARISH
Sheriff Hal Brady
Recipient: Haley Danielle Perkins
ASCENSION PARISH
Sheriff Jeff Wiley
Recipients: Jessica Bollich
Shelbie Lynne Fontenot
Ricardo Ramirez
ASSUMPTION PARISH
Sheriff Mike Waguespack
Recipient: Jake M. Boudreaux
AVOYELLES PARISH
Sheriff Doug Anderson
Recipient: Hali Marie Hawn
BEAUREGARD PARISH
Sheriff Ricky Moses
Recipient: Tyra A. Holmes
BIENVILLE PARISH
Sheriff John Ballance
Recipients: Victoria Sanford
Abby Hill
Kaylsea Doucet
Nickolas Hunter Rhodes
Trishna Desai
DESOTO PARISH
Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle
Recipients: Taylor Register
Christopher Wells
Jermany Keyon Woodley
EAST CARROLL PARISH
Sheriff Mark Shumate
Recipient: Gabriel Stephen Lensing
EAST FELICIANA PARISH
Sheriff Talmadge Bunch
Recipient: Kimberly Rouchon
EVANGELINE PARISH
Sheriff Eddie Soileau
Recipient: Summer D. Thomas
FRANKLIN PARISH
Sheriff Steve Pylant
Recipient: Stephanie Stephens
GRANT PARISH
Sheriff Baxter Welch
Recipient: Abigail Lee Thornton
IBERIA PARISH
Sheriff Louis Ackal
Recipient: Jessica Belden
IBERVILLE PARISH
Sheriff Brent Allain
Recipients: Cedric Bobo
Maci Michelle Guercio
BOSSIER PARISH
Sheriff Larry Deen
Recipient: Lykedria Wilson
JACKSON PARISH
Sheriff Andy Brown
Recipient: Erika Maria Siadek
CADDO PARISH
Sheriff Steve Prator
Recipient: Taylor Alyssa Prothro
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH
Sheriff Ricky Edwards
Recipient: Tyler Guillory
CALCASIEU PARISH
Sheriff Tony Mancuso
Recipient: Ethan Terrell
LAFAYETTE PARISH
Sheriff Mike Neustrom
Recipient: Shai Renee Corbello
CALDWELL PARISH
Sheriff Steve May
Recipient: Paige Steele
LAFOURCHE PARISH
Sheriff Craig Webre
Recipient: Adrienne Rousse
CAMERON PARISH
Sheriff Theos Duhon
Recipient: Unavailable at press time.
LASALLE PARISH
Sheriff Scott Franklin
Recipients: Jessie Puckett
Katherine F. Doughty
CATAHOULA PARISH
Sheriff James Kelly
Recipient: DARE Program
CLAIBORNE PARISH
Sheriff Ken Bailey
Recipients: Stephen F. Dowies
Jasmine Charmayne Shelton
CONCORDIA PARISH
Sheriff Randy Maxwell
Recipient: John Andrew Loomis
LINCOLN PARISH
Sheriff Mike Stone
Recipient: Samantha Elizabeth
Chrisman
OUACHITA PARISH
Sheriff Royce Toney
Recipient: Savannah Rae Shaw
PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Sheriff I. F. “Jiff” Hingle
Recipient: Abigail Kristin Breland
POINTE COUPEE PARISH
Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres
Recipient: Phylashia Lynn Hawkins
RAPIDES PARISH
Sheriff Charles Wagner
Recipient: Brytani C. Brady
RED RIVER PARISH
Sheriff Johnny Norman
Recipient: Timothy Cannon
RICHLAND PARISH
Sheriff Charles McDonald
Recipient: Logan Marie Parrish
SABINE PARISH
Sheriff Guffey Lynn Pattison
Recipient: Kayla Shanette Sepulvado
ST. BERNARD PARISH
Sheriff Jack Stephens
Recipient: Unavailable at press time.
ST. CHARLES PARISH
Sheriff Greg Champagne
Recipient: Lacey Landry
ST. HELENA PARISH
Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Williams
Recipient: Clay Overton
ST. JAMES PARISH
Sheriff Willy Martin
Recipient: Unavailable at press time.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH
Sheriff Wayne Jones
Recipient: Erin Duhe
LIVINGSTON PARISH
Sheriff Willie Graves
Recipient: Alissa Parrish
ST. LANDRY PARISH
Sheriff Bobby Guidroz
Recipient: Mary Katie Stelly
MOREHOUSE PARISH
Sheriff Mike Tubbs
Recipient: Skylar Whitney Harrell
ST. MARTIN PARISH
Sheriff Ronny Theriot
Recipient: Megan Roberts
TENSAS PARISH
Sheriff Rickey Jones
Recipients: Sam Russell
Sarah Russell
TERREBONNE PARISH
Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois
Recipient: Andrea Marie Vice
UNION PARISH
Sheriff Bob Buckley
Recipient: Raven Antoinette Lee
VERMILION PARISH
Sheriff Mike Couvillon
Recipient: Rebecca Nicole Abshire
VERNON PARISH
Sheriff Sam Craft
Recipient: Kelsey Elizabeth Owen
WASHINGTON PARISH
Sheriff Robert Crowe
Recipient: Laken Deanna Taylor
WEBSTER PARISH
Sheriff Gary Sexton
Recipient: Zachary C. Beaird
WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Sheriff Mike Cazes
Recipients: Janelle Jason
Whitney Alford
WEST CARROLL PARISH
Sheriff Jerry Philley
Recipient: Edward Charles Porter, Jr.
WEST FELICIANA PARISH
Sheriff Austin Daniel
Recipient: Aaron Bendily
WINN PARISH
Sheriff A. D. Little
Recipient: Kristan Usrey
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APPLICATION (For
FORM (For
Non-Members Only)
MEMBERSHIP
APPLICATION
Non-Members
Only)
It is your privilege as an Honorary Member of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program (LSHMP) to select
individuals interested in promoting good law enforcement and crime prevention to also become members. Take this
opportunity to pass this form along to a friend. Once completed, the form and dues should be returned to the address
listed below. IF YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION, PLEASE DO NOT RETURN THIS
FORM. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL RENEWAL NOTICE IN 2011. Members in good standing receive a membership
card, a window decal, and a subscription to our newsletter The Louisiana Sheriff.
Honorary Membership Dues: ($20.00 Individual; $35.00 Family
and $50.00 Business)
$_______________
Additional Donation
$_______________
License Plates @ $7.00 each
$_______________
Additional Window Decals @ $2.00 each
$_______________
TOTAL
$_______________
Name of Applicant(s)_______________________________________________________________________
___________________________
Mailing Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________________________ State___________________ Zip Code___________________
Parish______________________________________________ Email address: __________________________________________________
PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO LOUISIANA SHERIFFS’ HONORARY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM OR “LSHMP” AND
FORWARD TO: LOUISIANA SHERIFFS’ HONORARY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, 1213 NICHOLSON DRIVE, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE,
LA 70802. Family memberships are for two people living at the same address. You will receive two I.D. cards in each
person’s name and two window decals. Questions? Please call 225.383.2871.