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Winter Issue December 2011 Sheriffs’ Educational Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Scholarship Recipients Announced Announces Statewide Rollout of by Lauren Labbé Meher Civil Inquiry Fingerprinting System ouisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary by Lauren Labbé Meher, Communications Director Membership Program Chairman LGreg Champagne, St. Charles Parish Sheriff, announced that sixty-nine graduating high school seniors have been awarded scholarships provided by the Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program for the 2011 academic school year. sheriffs’ scholarships, worth $500 each, are made possible by the citizen members of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ In the traditional method of fingerprinting, ink is applied to each finger and then rolled Honorary Membership Program. They are across a fingerprint card to obtain prints. awarded to students from each parish where the sheriff is affiliated with the very sheriff’s office in Louisiana is now equipped with a Live Scan Fingerprinting Program. While some sheriffs divide the workstation, which allows private employers, state agencies, and other enti- $500 scholarship into two, $250 schol- Eties the ability to submit an applicant’s fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of arships, other sheriffs enhance scholar- Investigation and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the purpose ship benefits to larger denominations with of positively identifying pro- spective employees or agents. funds they provide themselves. Usually, within 24 hours, these to obtain information about the background checks can deter- Louisiana Sheriffs’ Scholarship Program, mine if an applicant is currently contact your local Sheriff’s Office. wanted, has an arrest record, Acadia Parish is a convicted sex offender, or Sheriff Wayne Melancon has been convicted of stalk- Recipient: Beau Matthews Petitjean ing or other domestic violence ALLEN PARISH offenses. Sheriff Hal Brady since 2009, the LSA has Recipient: Aaron Keith Breaux been working to make this new ASCENSION PARISH system a reality for the state of Sheriff Jeff Wiley Recipients: Sami Marchand Louisiana. The program began to take shape with the pas- ASSUMPTION PARISH Sheriff Mike Waguespack sage of Representative Ernest Recipient: Hailey Veillion Wooton’s HB 186. This LSA AVOYELLES PARISH legislative package bill gave Sheriff Doug Anderson sheriffs the authority to con- Recipient: Ebony Jone LeBlanc duct background screenings BEAUREGARD PARISH and allowed for the remission Sheriff Ricky Moses of fees at the local level. Now using the “livescan” electronic fingerprinting Recipient: Rachel Craft upon passage of the bill, method, there is no ink or card. Fingers are placed along BIENVILLE PARISH the LSA began developing an a glass plate and electronically scanned. It is faster, Sheriff John Ballance Recipients: Addie Barron implementation process. Alan cleaner, and more accurate than the traditional method. continued on page 2 continued on page 5 Sheriffs’ Educational Scholarship Recipients Announced continued from page 1 BOSSIER PARISH EVANGELINE PARISH SABINE PARISH Sheriff Larry Deen Sheriff Eddie Soileau Sheriff Guffey Lynn Pattison Recipient: Grace M. Coyer Recipient: Brittany Tayler LeBleu Recipient: Jessica Kay Longoria CADDO PARISH FRANKLIN PARISH ST. BERNARD PARISH Sheriff Steve Prator Sheriff Steve Pylant Sheriff Jack Stephens Recipient: Armond Collins Recipient: Rilyn Kayne Taylor Recipient: Unavailable at press time. CALCASIEU PARISH GRANT PARISH ST. CHARLES PARISH Sheriff Tony Mancuso Sheriff Baxter Welch Sheriff Greg Champagne Recipient: Delaney Ivey Dupin Recipient: Michael Dalton Kutej Recipient: Hayden Vicknair CALDWELL PARISH IBERIA PARISH ST. HELENA PARISH Sheriff Steve May Sheriff Louis Ackal Recipient: James Mayes Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Williams Recipient: Joseph A. Mann Recipient: Keaira S. Woodard CAMERON PARISH IBERVILLE PARISH ST. JAMES PARISH Sheriff Theos Duhon Sheriff Brent Allain Recipient: Unavailable at press time. Sheriff Willy Martin Recipients: Kathryn D’Albor Recipient: Christine Schexnayder CATAHOULA PARISH Jamie Ragsdale ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH Sheriff James Kelly JACKSON PARISH Sheriff Wayne Jones Recipient: Unavailable at press time. Sheriff Andy Brown Recipient: Katie Landeche CLAIBORNE PARISH Recipient: Mallory Kate Horn Sheriff Ken Bailey JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH ST. LANDRY PARISH Recipients: Miller Claire Killgore Sheriff Ricky Edwards Sheriff Bobby Guidroz Cordaris Winzer Recipient: Meagan Marie Hebert Recipient: Eric Dupre CONCORDIA PARISH LAFAYETTE PARISH ST. MARTIN PARISH Sheriff Randy Maxwell Sheriff Mike Neustrom Sheriff Ronny Theriot Recipient: Nicholas Blake Recipient: Tyler Jade Bienvenue Recipient: Layla Serrette DESOTO PARISH LAFOURCHE PARISH ST. MARY PARISH Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle Sheriff Craig Webre Sheriff Mark Hebert Recipients: Lauren Nicole Jordan Recipient: Sheldon Gilton Recipient: Brandon Halfen EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LASALLE PARISH ST. TAMMANY PARISH Sheriff Sid Gautreaux Sheriff Jack Strain Recipients: Anna Renee Davis Sheriff Scott Franklin Recipients: Derineshia C. Simmons Recipient: Miriah E. McCormick LaKeisha Rochell Smith EAST CARROLL PARISH TANGIPAHOA PARISH Sheriff Mark Shumate Recipient: Kahlil J’Wan Levert Reynolds LINCOLN PARISH Sheriff Daniel Edwards Sheriff Mike Stone Recipients: Hunter Waddell EAST FELICIANA PARISH Recipient: Justin Brazzel Sheriff Talmadge Bunch TENSAS PARISH Recipient: Laurin McKnight LIVINGSTON PARISH Sheriff Rickey Jones Sheriff Willie Graves Recipients: Sydney Catherine Lee Recipient: Sarah Drago LOUISIANA TERREBONNE PARISH MADISON PARISH Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois Sheriff Larry Cox Recipient: Megan Walker Sheriff Recipient: Shane Deric Washington The Publication of Louisiana’s UNION PARISH Chief Law Enforcement Officers MOREHOUSE PARISH Sheriff Bob Buckley Winter Issue December 2011 Sheriff Mike Tubbs Recipient: Morgan Coates Recipient: Jacoby King Publisher VERMILION PARISH Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation NATCHITOCHES PARISH Sheriff Mike Couvillon Executive Advisors Sheriff Victor Jones Recipient: Nicolette Christine Ware Executive Director Recipient: Trevor Wayne Smith Michael A. Ranatza VERNON PARISH Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association ORLEANS PARISH Sheriff Sam Craft Assistant Executive Director Sheriff Marlin Gusman Recipient: Nikki Camille Manes Sheriff Gary Bennett (Ret.) Recipient: Joshua Vappie Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association WASHINGTON PARISH OUACHITA PARISH Editor Sheriff Robert Crowe Sheriff Royce Toney Director, Communications and Public Affairs Recipient: Magen Spears Lauren Labbé Meher Recipient: Joshua Paul Zuber Executive Board of Directors PLAQUEMINES PARISH WEBSTER PARISH Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program Sheriff Gary Sexton Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation Sheriff Michael Lafrance Recipient: Jordan Daigle Recipient: Emily McGuffey Chairman Sheriff Greg Champagne, St. Charles Parish POINTE COUPEE PARISH WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH Secretary-Treasurer Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres Sheriff Mike Cazes Sheriff Bob Buckley, Union Parish Recipient: Unavailable at press time. Recipients: Derrick Hotard Sheriff Brent Allain, Iberville Parish Devin Debenport Sheriff Talmadge Bunch, East Feliciana Parish RAPIDES PARISH Sheriff Tony Mancuso, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Charles Wagner WEST CARROLL PARISH Sheriff Jeff Wiley, Ascension Parish Recipient: Lara Hope Duncan Sheriff Jerry Philley Sheriff Beauregard "Bud" Torres, Pointe Coupee Parish Recipient: Jacob D. Riley LOUISIANA SHERIFF is the official publication of the RED RIVER PARISH Raya D. Hughes Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program and Sheriff Johnny Norman Louisiana Sheriffs’ Educational Foundation and is made possible Recipient: Stacie Cason WEST FELICIANA PARISH by contributing members. It is distributed to members, statewide Sheriff Austin Daniel sheriffs, criminal justice professionals and policy makers. RICHLAND PARISH Recipient: Mason Spillman Postmaster: Send address changes to: Sheriff Charles McDonald LOUISIANA SHERIFF Recipient: Jacob Clements WINN PARISH 1213 Nicholson Drive, Suite A, Lillian A. Dear Sheriff A. D. Little Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Morgan Todd Recipient: Evan Thomas Austin 2 LOUISIANA SHERIFF Sheriffs Elect 2011-2012 Board at Annual Meeting

West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike Cazes is shown being administered the oath of office as LSA president by Chief Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball, during a swearing-in ceremony. Left to right: Sheriff Mike Cazes, West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff; his wife, Stephanie Cazes; Chief Justice Kitty Kimball; James D. “Buddy” Caldwell, Attorney General. by Lauren Labbé Meher President Sheriff Mike Cazes West Baton Rouge Parish est Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Mike First Vice President Sheriff Bob Buckley union Parish Cazes has been elected president of the Second Vice President Sheriff Tony Mancuso calcasieu Parish Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association for the Secretary-Treasurer Sheriff Mike Waguespack Assumption Parish 2011-2012W term, succeeding Sheriff Jiff Hingle, Sergeant at Arms Sheriff Mike Stone Lincoln Parish according to Michael Ranatza, Executive Director of 1st District Sheriff Newell Normand Jefferson Parish the LSA. Sheriff Cazes will lead the Association’s 1st District Alternate sheriff Jack Strain, Jr. st. Tammany Parish sixty-four chief law enforcement officers and 14,000 deputies. 2nd District Sheriff Marlin Gusman Orleans Parish Sheriff Cazes’s election and installation, along with that of the Association’s Executive Board 3rd District Sheriff Greg Champagne st. Charles Parish and Committee, occurred on July 14, 2011 during 3rd District Alternate sheriff Craig Webre Lafourche Parish the LSA’s Annual Sheriffs’ and Wardens’ Training 4th District Sheriff Steve Prator caddo Parish Conference. During the conference, the Louisiana 4th District Alternate sheriff Sam Craft Vernon Parish Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program also recognized East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid 5th District Sheriff Mark Shumate east Carroll Parish Gautreaux and Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Bud 5th District Alternate sheriff Royce Toney Ouachita Parish Torres for their performances in the 2011 Acquisition and Renewal Campaign. Sheriff Gautreaux holds 6th District Sheriff Steven May caldwell Parish the distinction of generating the highest parish 6th District Alternate sheriff Randy Maxwell concordia Parish revenue in this year’s campaign, and Sheriff Torres received the highest percentage response rate. 7th District Sheriff Daniel Edwards tangipahoa Parish Attorney General Buddy Caldwell presided over the 7th District Alternate sheriff Sid Gautreaux east Baton Rouge Parish installation ceremonies along with keynote speaker, 8th District Sheriff Wayne Melancon Acadia Parish Governor Bobby Jindal. The four day conference 8th District Alternate sheriff Mike Couvillon Vermilion Parish consisted of business meetings, legislative updates and training sessions. 9th District Sheriff Jeff Wiley Ascension Parish Sheriff Cazes and the Association’s newly 9th District Alternate sheriff Austin Daniel West Feliciana Parish elected officers and board members will serve until September 2012 and they include: Ex-Officio Member Sheriff Jiff Hingle Plaquemines Parish LOUISIANA SHERIFF 3 Sheriff Mike Cazes A Profile by Lauren Labbé Meher

sheriff Mike Cazes began his career with the West Baton some of his other contribu- Rouge Sheriff’s Office in 1974. Fresh out of high school he tions to the West Baton Rouge began working as a reserve for West Baton Rouge. He says law Parish Sheriff’s Office include the enforcement was just something he’s always taken a liking to. development of the largest Work This love for the law began as a young boy when his grandfa- Release Program in Louisiana, ther, a range rider, would often take him to visit the courthouse which rehabilitates thousand of and jail. prisoners scheduled for release 37 years later, Cazes has served in virtually every capacity back into society; the creation of a Mike Cazes, West Baton Rouge Parish at the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office. From a reservist, drug interdiction program to com- Sheriff, to a full-time deputy, then on to jailor, dispatcher, road patrol- bat drug trafficking in West Baton Louisiana Sheriffs’ man, administrator, and then serving as chief deputy for 12 Rouge. Association 2011-2012 years before becoming Sheriff in 2004. In 2012 Cazes will under his leadership many additional programs were begin his third term as chief law enforcement officer of West developed to promote public safety including: Junior Deputy Baton Rouge Parish. He is presently serving as President of the Program, Hunter Safety Education Course, Child Seat Safety Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association (LSA). Program, AARP Driver Safety Program, Lady Beware, TRIAD What is it about Sheriff Cazes that has earned him the Program, Community Policing, Sex Offender Program, and a honor to serve his third term as Sheriff and his peers at the Crime Victims Assistance Program. LSA? Kahlil Gibran says, “You give but little when you give His work in West Baton Rouge is far from being over. of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you Cazes will continue to grow existing programs while partner- truly give.” This quote embodies Sheriff Cazes. ing with other sheriffs to create and develop new ones. Cazes is cazes is a man in constant motion. If there is a storm, he one of seven sheriffs who is a part of Joint Task Force 7 (JTF7). can be found working elbow to elbow beside his team provid- JTF7 is a counterterrorist law enforcement task force created ing sandbags. If there is an organization in his community that to protect the vital infrastructure of the Greater Baton Rouge needs meals provided, he can be found behind a grill; cooking Area, particularly the Port of Baton Rouge. This program is and serving his community. one of the many examples of how Sheriff Cazes remains on cazes says his philosophy for running West Baton Rouge the forefront of public safety, always striving to make his com- is all about teamwork. “I don’t ask my team to do anything munity a safer place for all citizens. that I’m not out there on the front lines doing with them,” says As this year’s president of the LSA, his biggest goal is one Sheriff Cazes. that has all of Louisiana’s sheriffs’ best interest in mind. Cazes Perhaps the best example of this came in the wake of plans to work with the Association during the upcoming leg- Hurricane Katrina. When Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley islative session to ensure that Louisiana’s sheriffs are included (Louisiana Sheriffs’ Special Task Force Director) looked to within the same pay scale and increases as Louisiana’s judges. Cazes for help, there was no hesitation. Cazes immediately During 2007, the legislature decided that effective 2010, the deployed 30 of his men and 30 of his rescue boats to New law that formerly linked sheriffs’ pay to that of judges would Orleans. For one week Sheriff Cazes worked alongside his end. men in the most chaotic conditions amidst the flooded and law- cazes is very active on many boards and commissions. He less streets of the Crescent City. serves on the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, and Little did anyone know, but when Sheriff Cazes returned on the Louisiana Sentencing Commission. Additionally, he home from his service the following day, he was quietly facing currently serves as the LSA’s president of the Political Action his own storm—open-heart surgery, which had been scheduled Committee, the secretary treasurer of their Risk Management prior to Hurricane Katrina. Committee and the southern district coordinator of their this example alone, exemplifies the way Cazes constantly Special Task Force. gives the gift of himself. He doesn’t do these things because the Sheriff is very active in his community. He is a long- he has to, he does them because he loves it. time member of the Knights of Columbus, as well as an active “We learn so much over the years of partnership and participant at St. John the Baptist Church, and Holy Family teamwork, it’s a great feeling to be a partner with so many dif- Church and school. ferent organizations and people…it’s like one big family, and sheriff Cazes and his wife Stephanie have been married for that is my enjoyment in life, to be able to do things to help one 30 years. He is the father of three children and the grandfather another,” says Cazes. of two children.

4 LOUISIANA SHERIFF Catahoula Investigator Receives National Award by Sheriff James Kelly, Catahoula Parish

nvestigator Toney Edwards of the Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s especially acknowledged the assistance of Agent Ben Walsh, Office has been selected National Law Enforcement Senior Agent Robert King, and other staff members at the FBI. IOfficer of the Year by the U.S. Department of Justice sheriff Kelly also noted that “This kind of recognition is (USDOJ). When selecting a winner each year, the USDOJ such and honor, and I am told that we are the smallest office to selects one FBI Agent and one county or city officer who ever win this award. I really believe all the people of Catahoula has worked jointly on a case with the FBI. In this particular Parish should take pride in this special recognition and the case, Investigator Edwards was honored for his work on an work done by the sheriff’s office and Investigator Edwards.” investigation that led to the identification of the remains of a sheriff Kelly and Investigator Edwards traveled to missing Las Vegas mother and daughter, and to the arrest of Washington D.C. to accept the award at a ceremony hosted the abductor. by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the investigation into the disappearance and death quickly the Fraternal Order of Police and the U.S. Department of focused on a man who was last known to be in the company Justice. of the girl and her mother. Information about the man, who had been declared dead in 1987, was distributed to truck stops throughout the country. Two days later, and one day after being featured on the televi- sion program, America’s Most Wanted, the suspect was arrested at a Gulfport, Mississippi truck stop. information provided after his arrest led to the recovery of the mother’s remains in Arizona. The suspect has been indicted federally on charges of kidnapping resulting in the death of the young girl. Charges are still pending in Catahoula Parish and Arizona. Sheriff James Kelly, Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Office, said that none of this could have been possible without the assis- tance of other law enforcement agencies Featured in pic, from left to right, Inv. Toney Edwards, Catahoula Parish Sheriffs Dept.; throughout the United States, including Special Agent Benjamin Walsh, F.B.I. Alexandria LA; Senior Special Agent Janice Mertz, U.S. Marshals, surrounding Sheriff’s Alexandria VA; America’s Most Wanted Host, John Walsh and his wife Mrs. Reve Walsh; and Offices, LSU FACES, and the FBI. He Senior Special Agent Robert King, F.B.I. Alexandria LA.

Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association Announces Statewide Rollout of Civil Inquiry Fingerprinting System continued from page 1 Davis, LSA’s Civil Inquiry Program selected as the first agency to offer Live suming. The process normally took from Administrator said, “Currently, the Scan,” said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator. a few weeks to a few months to process, LiveScan workstation has been installed “The citizens of our parish are already depending on the clarity of the finger- in every parish in the state, and five par- seeing the benefits of this new technol- prints taken. ishes are actively processing applicants.” ogy, which can reduce the wait for back- now using the Live Scan technolo- “The new Live Scan system enables ground check results from three months gy, fingers are placed along a glass plate authorities to process fingerprints in a to as little as a few days. Businesses can and electronically scanned. This ink free more accurate and timely manner, which complete the hiring process faster, and digital capturing of fingerprints allows is crucial to public safety,” said Michael citizens can go to work sooner.” for electronic submission with fast and Ranatza, LSA executive director. “This before the Live Scan system was in positive identification of the applicant. system is beneficial not only to local place, all sheriffs’ offices used the tradi- usually within 24 hours background authorities but also to local businesses, tional method of fingerprinting, where check results on an individual can be making it easier for employers to more ink would be applied to the applicant’s viewed and printed by the employer on efficiently complete background checks.” fingers and rolled across a fingerprint a secure web site. All information is this past May, the Caddo Parish card to obtain prints. The fingerprint confidential, and no criminal record is Sheriff’s Office became the first office card would then be mailed to Louisiana seen by anyone other than the registered to roll out the new system. “The Caddo State Police for processing. The process employer. Businesses using Live Scan Sheriff’s Office was very pleased to be was not only messy, but also time con- must first be registered through DPS. LOUISIANA SHERIFF 5 IN TRIBUTE to Sheriffs Retiring from Office

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” -Theodore Roosevelt

Larry Deen Theos Duhon Randy Maxwell Steve Pylant Brent Allain Bossier Parish Cameron Parish Concordia Parish Franklin Parish Iberville Parish 1988-2012 2004-2012 1990-2012 1996-2012 2000-2012

Ricky Edwards Willie Graves Royce Toney Johnny Ray Norman Charles McDonald- Jefferson Davis Parish Livingston Parish Ouachita Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish 1992-2012 1996-2012 2008-2012 2004-2012 2000-2012

Guffey Lynn Pattison Jack Stephens David Naquin Vernon Bourgeois Sabine Parish St. Bernard Parish St. Mary Parish Terrebonne Parish 1996-2012 1984-2012 1996-2012 2008-2012

6 LOUISIANA SHERIFF Louisiana Sheriffs’ Name Michael Ranatza to Lead Sheriffs’ Association by Lauren Labbé Meher ichael Ranatza was unanimously elected as executive law enforcement and was always avail- director of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association (LSA) able not only to the LSA but also to all Mthis past March. He replaced Hal Turner, who retired local Sheriffs’ offices. after serving as executive director since 2004. Ranatza is the clearly, his peers in the law fourth individual to serve as executive director of the LSA since enforcement community hold him in its inception in 1938. high esteem. Before his years of ser- His transition into this new role was seamless, since he vice with the LCLE, at age 24, he was served as the assistant executive director for the Association elected Harahan Chief of Police, the since 2007. During his tenure Ranatza worked closely with youngest police chief ever elected in state representatives passing landmark legislation for Louisiana the state of Louisiana. In 1983, he Sheriffs on critical issues such as the real-time monitoring was chosen to serve as president of Michael Ranatza, of nonprescription products used to create methamphetamine the Louisiana Association of Chiefs Executive Director, through the multistate electronic tracking program, National of Police (LACP). In 1991, Ranatza Louisiana Sheriffs’ Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx); and creating the ability for was elected President of the Louisiana Association Louisiana sheriffs to conduct background screenings for civil Peace Officers Association (LPOA), and most recently he was applicants through their local Sheriff’s office. inducted to the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame in 2007 by the but Ranatza’s partnership with the LSA began long before Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana his role as assistant executive director. Before that he was State Penitentiary Museum Foundation. appointed as executive director of the Louisiana Commission As executive director of the Association, Ranatza oversees on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice its membership of sixty-four sheriffs and around 14,000 depu- (LCLE) by Governor Edwin Edwards. He upheld this position ties across the state, as well as administering and implementing for 23 years being appointed six times by governors in four services which include legislative representation; law enforce- different administrations. While serving as executive director ment resources; inquiry services; insurance programs; intergov- Ranatza was responsible for the distribution of over 100 million ernmental relations extending to Washington, D.C.; legal infor- dollars in grants to local and state criminal justice agencies. He mation and opinions; public affairs; special task forces; grant also provided support and leadership to all criminal justice offi- resources; education and training; crime prevention and public cials. During his years of service with the LCLE he was seen as a safety; publishing and research. An executive committee and vital resource to the LSA, someone who understood the needs of board maintain the corporate powers of the Association. Sheriff Gary Bennett Named Assistant Director at LSA by Lauren Labbé Meher heriff Gary Bennett (Ret.) was named the assistant execu- other law enforcement agencies and tive director of the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association (LSA) for requesting reimbursement from Sthis past March. Bennett’s career in law enforcement FEMA during a declared disaster. As began at age 18, when he worked as a patrol deputy for the West a result, Louisiana Sheriffs were reim- Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office. He continued to serve in that bursed over 2 million dollars in disas- capacity for the next seven years until he was appointed by the ter related expenses. Police Jury as interim sheriff of West Carroll Parish after the since 2005, Sheriff Bennett has deaths of former Sheriff T. W. Auger Jr. and Chief Deputy John worked full-time at the association. In Earl Peacock. Sheriff Bennett was then elected Sheriff in a spe- addition to his role as the health insur- cial election six months later, in 1981. He upheld the position ance advisory chairman, Bennett also of sheriff for six terms until his retirement from office in 2004. assisted sheriff’s offices throughout the Gary Bennett, While serving as Sheriff, Bennett also worked as chair- state with tax and civil issues; assisted Assistant Director, man of the LSA’s largest program, the Insurance Advisory task force coordinator, Chuck Hurst, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Committee. As chairman he partnered with the Advisory with issues related to the LA Sheriff’s Association Committee to manage the 50 million dollar a year program, task force; and also assisted former executive director Hal which provides health insurance for 45 agencies and over Turner and former assistant executive director Michael Ranatza 12,000 sheriff’s deputies and their dependants. when needed during the legislative sessions. in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, the LSA called on Bennett “When I first began my career in law enforcement I never imag- to assist them with their hurricane recovery efforts. During this ined it would lead me down this path, but I am humbled and honored time Bennett helped draft a “mutual aid agreement.” This part- to continue my work with Louisiana Sheriffs,” said Bennett. “As nership between the LSA, Louisiana State Police, and FEMA sheriff, I used to look at voters as my constituents, now my constitu- established a formal procedure for requesting assistance from ents are the 64 sheriffs and I am here to serve them.” LOUISIANA SHERIFF 7 SHERIFFS’ HONORARY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Members Program brings educational and charitable public services to local communities through the generosity of its Honorary Members. Here is how membership dues are working throughout Louisiana. Thank you for your continued support. -Sheriff Greg Champagne, Chairman-Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program

Acadia Parish Allen Parish Ascension Parish Assumption Parish Avoyelles Parish Beauregard Parish Sheriff Wayne A. Melancon Sheriff Harold Brady Sheriff Jeff Wiley Sheriff Mike Waguespack Sheriff Doug Anderson Sheriff Ricky L. Moses LSU-Eunice D.A.R.E. Program Scholarship Program Summer Camp Community Services D.A.R.E. Program

Catahoula Parish Claiborne Parish Concordia Parish DeSoto Parish East Baton Rouge Parish East Carroll Parish Sheriff James Kelly Sheriff Ken Bailey Sheriff Randy Maxwell Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle Sheriff Sid Gautreaux Sheriff Mark Shumate D.A.R.E. Program Athletic Program D.A.R.E. Program Scholarship Program Nights of Remembrance Triad and Youth Programs

Jackson Parish Jefferson Davis Parish Lafayette Parish LaFourche Parish LaSalle Parish Lincoln Parish Sheriff Andy Brown Sheriff Richard Edwards Sheriff Michael Neustrom Sheriff Craig Webre Sheriff Scott Franklin Sheriff Mike Stone Senior Citizens’ D.A.R.E. Program Youth Activity and Youth Development Scholarship Program Triad and D.A.R.E. Programs Program Elderly Protection Programs

Plaquemines Parish Pointe Coupee Parish Rapides Parish Red River Parish Richland Parish Sabine Parish St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Michael Lafrance Sheriff Beauregard “Bud” Torres, III Sheriff Charles Wagner Sheriff Johnny Ray Norman Sheriff Charles McDonald Sheriff Guffey L. Pattison Sheriff Jack Stephens D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E. Program Community Services Scholarship Program Youth Programs D.A.R.E. Program To be announced

St. Tammany Parish Tangipahoa Parish Tensas Parish Terrebonne Parish Union Parish Vermilion Parish Vernon Parish Sheriff Jack Strain Sheriff Daniel Edwards Sheriff Rickey Jones Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois Sheriff Bob Buckley Sheriff Mike Couvillon Sheriff Sam Craft Senior Citizens’ and D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E. Program Junior Deputy and D.A.R.E. and Triad D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E. Program Reserve Deputies’ Programs D.A.R.E. Programs Programs

8 LOUISIANA SHERIFF SHERIFFS’ HONORARY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL The Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Members Program brings educational and charitable public services to local communities through the generosity of its Honorary Members. Here is how membership dues are working throughout Louisiana. Thank you for your continued support. -Sheriff Greg Champagne, Chairman-Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary Membership Program

Bienville Parish Bossier Parish Caddo Parish Calcasieu Parish Caldwell Parish Cameron Parish Sheriff John Ballance Sheriff Larry Deen Sheriff Stephen Prator Sheriff Tony Mancuso Sheriff Steven May Sheriff Theos Duhon D.A.R.E. Program Crime Prevention Crime Prevention Youth Services Explorer Scout and To be announced. Triad Programs

East Feliciana Parish Evangeline Parish Franklin Parish Grant Parish Iberia Parish Iberville Parish Sheriff Talmadge Bunch Sheriff Eddie Soileau Sheriff Steve Pylant Sheriff Baxter Welch Sheriff Louis Ackal Sheriff Brent Allain D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E. Awareness Youth Programs Youth Camp D.A.R.E. Program D.A.R.E. and Scholarship Programs

Livingston Parish Madison Parish Morehouse Parish Natchitoches Parish Orleans Parish Ouachita Parish Sheriff Willie Graves Sheriff Larry Cox Sheriff Mike Tubbs Sheriff Victor Jones, Jr. Sheriff Marlin Gusman Sheriff Royce Toney Drug Awareness and D.A.R.E. Program Summer Youth Camp Youth Ball and D.A.R.E. Program. Youth Camp D.A.R.E. Programs D.A.R.E. Program

St. Charles Parish St. Helena Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish St. Landry Parish St. Martin Parish St. Mary Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne Sheriff Nathaniel “Nat” Sheriff Willy Martin, Jr. Sheriff Wayne Jones Sheriff Bobby Guidroz Sheriff Ronny Theriot Sheriff Mark Hebert D.A.R.E. Program Williams Character Links Drug Education and D.A.R.E. Program Charitable, Educational and Scholarship and Crime Prevention D.A.R.E. Programs Public Safety Programs Senior Citizens’ Programs

Washington Parish Webster Parish West Baton Rouge Parish West Carroll Parish West Feliciana Parish Winn Parish Sheriff Robert Crowe Sheriff Gary Sexton Sheriff Mike Cazes Sheriff Jerry Philley Sheriff Austin Daniel Sheriff A. D. “Bodie” Little D.A.R.E. Program 4-H Shooting Sports D.A.R.E. and Scholarship Youth Drug Program Drug Awareness D.A.R.E. Program and Council on Aging Programs

LOUISIANA SHERIFF 9 Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office Conducts Shallow Water Evacuation Training by Lt. Bill Davis he Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Department recently con- natural disaster. The Bossier Sheriff’s Department has a team ducted some Shallow Water Evacuation Training ses- of volunteers who make up the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Tsions as part of their Operation Exodus program. Volunteers, or S.E.R.V. team. In the past year, more than 100 Operation Exodus provides a plan to ensure the public safety volunteers have been trained. and security of Bossier Parish in the event of a man-made or

Sheriff’s Emergency Response Volunteers, of S.E.R.V. members, learn to how properly load evacuees onto a jon boat during Shallow Water Evacuation training July 23 in Plain Dealing, La. Bossier Sheriff Larry C. Deen developed the S.E.R.V. team to provide for Lt. Col. Gene Barattini (Ret.) of the Caddo-Bossier Office of the extra manpower required for a successful response to a disaster Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (with hat on right) situation in Bossier Parish. S.E.R.V. members were trained to be instructs S.E.R.V. members how to properly care for evacuees aware of the needs of evacuees, such as medical issues, emotional needing special medical attention during Shallow Water Evacuation distress, pets and types of personal items to bring, as well as proper training. Barattini served in the U.S. Army National Guard and has weight distribution on the boat. first-hand experience with the disaster in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and other disaster relief efforts. Photos by Lt. Bill Davis, Bossier Sheriff’s Department. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Hosts Tactical Police Office Association Conference by Felicia Kostelka he Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office hosted the Louisiana Parish Sheriff’s Office Rifle Range facility and competition Tactical Police Office Association (LTPOA) annual setup. The competition included event categories for pistol, TConference and SWAT competition at the Ouachita Parish rifle, shotgun, sniper, and obstacle course. Sheriff’s Office Rifle Range this past summer. Approximately the overall results are as follows: First Place: Lake 140 tactical operators from across the state participated in the Charles Police Department; Second Place: Bossier Parish conference, which included nine different tactical training Sheriff’s Office; Third Place: Shreveport Police Department. classes, SWAT competition, and numerous vendor displays. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s SWAT team was unable to com- Fifteen six-man teams participated in the SWAT competition pete this year due to a rule prohibiting the hosting agency from which was a huge success. All of the competitors and LTPOA competing. The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office SWAT team board members were extremely complimentary of the Ouachita won the overall competition in 2004.

A member of the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office team competing in Shreveport Police Department’s “B” team executes a tactical drill. the LTPOA competition. 10 LOUISIANA SHERIFF Sheriffs Respond to 2011 Flood Challenges by Kathleen Stevens eople, property and prisons. The Louisiana Sheriffs of parishes bordering the Mississippi River were faced with intense multi-faceted issues and responsibilities during the spring Flood of 2011 when the rising river levels tested the strength of Pthe levee system, as well as the strength of the people. Concorida Parish Responds to 2011 Flood Challenges

Gov. Bobby Jindal, left, flew to Vidalia to meet with, from left, State The Vidalia Convention Center was one of several buildings on the Sen. Neil Riser, Ferriday Mayor Glen McGlothin, Vidalia Mayor Hyram Vidalia riverfront that were completely surrounded by Mississippi Copeland, Sheriff Randy Maxwell and other area officials during the River floodwaters in May 2011, but were saved by the HESCO Bastion tense weeks of the Mississippi River 2011 spring flood. The river reached instant levee system. Concordia Parish Correctional Facility, River the historic crest of 61.90-feet at the Natchez-Vidalia gauge on May 18. Correctional Center and CPSO Work Release inmates worked around- Many Concordia residents moved valuable belongings to higher ground the-clock for days to install the HESCO system to protect the Vidalia as the river rose, but an official evacuation was not called for the area. riverfront infrastructure and fill 600,000 sandbags to help secure the (Photo courtesy of Tracey Bruce, The Concordia Sentinel) Mississippi River levee system. (Photo by CPSO Capt. Frankie Carroll) he Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office, combined with the state the CPSO Work Release program to fill sandbags, as well as work to Unified Command Group, was slated to serve as the command save the vulnerable Vidalia riverfront. Approximately 600,000 sandbags Tcenter in the event of a levee breach, evacuations and catastrophic were filled in the massive effort to protect the riverfront and other areas flooding within or north of the parish. A site on the Natchez, MS, bluffs of the parish. overlooking the river was quickly selected to serve as that hub after the emergency personnel from GOHSEP, the Corps of Engineers, early prediction of a 65-foot crest at Natchez/Vidalia was announced. Louisiana National Guard, Fifth District Levee Board and other agen- Sheriff Randy Maxwell coordinated a meeting of federal, state and local cies poured into the parish to keep a watchful eye on the Mississippi leaders in early May to outline emergency strategies as the river began River levee system. its steady climb to its eventual historic crest of 61.90-feet on May 18. With preparedness and coordination the keys to Maxwell’s emer- “Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best” was the standard gency plan, the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office also secured sites as representatives of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and in Natchez for 911 Communications and a CPSO temporary office. Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP), Louisiana State Police (LSP), Deputies patrolled levees more intently than ever as the Levee Board state Department of Corrections, Attorney General’s Office, Louisiana halted all traffic. CPSO staff began organizing a detailed checklist of Army National Guard, Secretary of State’s Office, Fifth Louisiana the parish’s sick, elderly and physically challenged residents who may Levee District, state legislators, Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association, need assistance in case of evacuation. Area residents signed up for the Concordia Parish Police Jury, Concordia Office of Homeland Security Code Red weather warning system in record numbers and the CPSO and Emergency Preparedness, local mayors, police and fire depart- website kept the public constantly updated on factual, flood-related ments, sheriffs from north and south Louisiana and Adams County, information. MS, and others discussed implementation of emergency plans for any “The 2011 Mississippi River Flood was truly historic,” Maxwell situation that might arise. later remarked, “but it taught us exactly how to be prepared, just as Armed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ most current data, everyone learned lessons from Katrina. The fear and tension around the plans were mapped out to handle possible evacuations, as well as to parish were understandable, but working with experienced Levee Board keep property secure, should floodwaters encroach on the parish. personnel, combined with a dedicated CPSO staff and the innumerable sheriff Maxwell immediately arranged for inmates from the people who pitched in to help, all of the challenges were met. We were Concordia Parish Correctional Facility, River Correctional Center and very blessed and we are very grateful.” St. Landry Parish Tours Impacted Flood Areas he St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office was very busy earlier this year respond- ing to the 2011 Spring Flood threat. The photo shown depicts Sheriff Bobby TJ. Guidroz preparing to tour the impacted areas in a Blackhawk helicopter. Pictured are (from left to right) Major Richard Williams with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Reggie Williams with the Louisiana National Guard and Sheriff Guidroz. Mandatory evacuations were ordered by Parish Government, and deputies were put on 12 hour shifts for 24 hour patrols of the impacted areas for the duration of the threat. LOUISIANA SHERIFF 11 Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office wins the National Sheriff’s Association’s 2011 Neighborhood Watch Award of Excellence by Sheriff Chuck Wagner he Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office has been select- community. While the efforts of each recipient are different, ed as the recipient of the 2011Neighborhood Watch their commitment and activities strengthen public safety for all. TAwards of Excellence. The Award of Excellence was the Rapides Parish Sheriffs’ Office, Louisiana has over presented at the Second 130,000 residents and is General Session at the NSA’s responsible for more than Annual Conference in St. 1300 square miles. Though Louis, Missouri this summer. rural, the office faces many of With 3,084 Sheriff’s Offices the same problems normally across the nation being eligi- associated with urban areas. ble for this award, and RPSO Over the last three years the being the only recipient, it’s office has worked to coordinate an award that Sheriff Charles their efforts in the community F. Wagner, Jr. is quite proud through regular “Town of. The award is sponsored Hall” meetings scheduled by the Bureau of Justice throughout the parish. When Assistance, Office of Justice a community called Kolin- Programs, U.S. Department Ruby experienced a rash of Justice. Sheriff Chuck Wagner accepted the 2011 Neighborhood Watch Award of burglaries, the office The Neighborhood of Excellence on behalf of the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office at the responded to the residents Watch Awards of Excellence NSA Annual Conference in St. Louis Missouri. Pictured left to right: quickly by not only setting up Program was established Sheriff Aaron Kennard (Ret.); JV Venable; Sheriff Chuck Wagner, a neighborhood watch, but by by the NSA in 2004 to Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office; and BJ Roberts, NSA President. leveraging their coordination recognize and honor those law enforcement agencies, watch with the Louisiana State Police and the U.S. Marshals’ Service. groups, organizations, and programs that make exceptional As a result of the coordinated efforts of the Rapides Parish contributions to promote neighborhood watch and public Sheriffs’ Office and the neighborhood watch, the burglars were safety in their communities. arrested and convicted. Since then, the office led by Sheriff According to the NSA, the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Charles F. “Chuck” Wagner, Jr., has realized the power of has shown dedication to the core elements of the watch program involving the community in not only crime reporting, but crime while building those efforts to make positive impacts in their prevention and maintaining an open line of communication. Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office Supervisors Graduate from Rigorous National Institute of Corrections Management Development Course by Julio Naudin wenty one Supervisors with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office recently completed the T“National Institute of Corrections Management Development for the Future” Course. Participants in this exclusive NIC management development course were specially selected for the intensive year-long course. The MDF management course utilizes a “blended” curriculum of classroom, online learn- ing, and assigned project work. Participants work in teams developing solutions and through analysis of Members of the graduating class include from left to right top row, Manuel real world action projects. Gonzalez, Sergeant Raphael Myers, Sergeant Ken Benoit, Lieutenant Armen Projects undertaken by participants are focused Alexandrian, Lieutenant Gregory Mitchell, Sergeant Mike Comeaux, Lieutenant on the relevant issues here at the Lafayette Parish William Lefevre III, Lieutenant Fred Laque, Sergeant David Perry, Lieutenant Sheriff’s Office with the intention of applying skills Joseph Miller and Winfred Amos. Bottom row left to right, Sheila Lejeune, and strategies learned in the program to build Sergeant Kathy Blanchard, Charlene Sonnier, Bridgit Chaisson, Sergeant organizational capacity and manage organizational Becky Senegal, Sergeant Joseph Lama, Lieutenant Shawn Segura, Sergeant change. Patty Denais, Lieutenant Cher Holland and Sergeant Angeline Thibault. 12 LOUISIANA SHERIFF Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office initiates new Crime Scene Evidence Custodian Division by Capt. Ryan Turner heriff Louis Ackal has recently initiated a new crime with evidence for trials, and maintain records or tracking sys- scene/evidence custodian division. This division is tem of where or what laboratories that item of evidence may be Scalled out to all major crime scenes to reconstruct the at any one time. scene and identify the responsible party by documentation, photography, video, recognizing all relevant physical evidence, the collection-packaging & preservation of that evidence, latent fingerprint lifting, obtaining shoe impressions and dia- gramming / sketching of that scene, etc. They also assist the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office with deaths that occur outside of a hospital environment to rule out suspicious circumstances. the Evidence Custodian is appointed by the sheriff to keep, care for, organize, catalog, properly package, preserve all evidence collected by the department, provide the court system Caldwell Parish Announces Emergency Beacon Bulb Program by Sheriff Steve May aldwell Parish Sheriff Steve May is making avail- home safety device, which can direct emergency response able to all Caldwell Parish citizens, especially senior personnel to your home and save precious seconds or even Ccitizens and those who may be home convalescent, the minutes when you need help. Emergency Beacon Bulb. The bulb is a simple, easy to use the beacon bulb can be used as an ordinary 60 watt light or turned into a flashing high visibility signal for help. The emergency beacon can be used on both interior and exterior lighting fixtures and requires no special equipment to install. Residents can easily put the bulb to use by simply exchanging the emergency beacon bulb with an existing bulb. “This has been an excellent program for us. We are happy to provide these bulbs. Not only are they a timesaver in emergency situations, but also, they really help to ensure our citizens feel more secure,” Sheriff May said. the initial distribution of the bulbs was done with the help of the Council on Aging. The bulbs are free to age 65 and over Sheriff Steve May presents an emergency beacon bulb to Mrs. and to all veterans. To anyone else the bulbs are $10.00. To get Winona Lafferty, a 95 year old resident of Caldwell Parish. your bulbs, contact the sheriff’s office at 318.649.2345. St. James Parish Adopts Electronic Warrant Submission System by Captain Sid Berthelot n 2009, St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin, Jr. was today, there are dozens of law enforcement agencies and the first to embrace a new technology from Vidata called district courts utilizing the Vsigner System. By being a vision- IVsigner. The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office served as ary, Sheriff Willy Martin, Jr. continues explore new horizons to the beta test site to pilot the software during its development. better serve the citizens of St. James Parish. Vsigner is a web-based electronic warrant system that has significantly increased the efficiency by which warrants are issued in St. James Parish. studies have shown that the old warrant process took approximately 3-5 hours to complete a warrant from the draft- ing of the warrant to its approval by a judge. Since adopting the Vsigner System, the process for completing a warrant has been reduced down to an average time of 17 minute. This reduction in time has factored into saving both precious time and money by allowing deputies and detectives to devote more time towards criminal enforcement and investigations, rather than spending it on travel time to locate judges. Simply put, Vsigner allows deputies to spend more time serving their com- Deputy Duran Steib utilizes the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office’s munities instead of pushing paperwork. new web-based electronic warrant system. LOUISIANA SHERIFF 13 Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Opens Two New Substations by Cindy Chadwick wo new Sheriff’s Office substations are open to serve the Having a substation on the river has improved response needs of citizens in Caddo Parish. times by providing a permanent location for Sheriff’s Office T recreational boaters can pull up dockside for assis- boats and other emergency equipment, said Caddo Sheriff tance at the new sheriff’s substation on Red River. Located on Steve Prator said. The Marine Unit keeps two boats, including the water near downtown Shreveport, the substation serves as a 25-foot Safeboat, at the substation at all times. the base of operations for the Caddo Sheriff’s Office Marine in south Shreveport, the administrative offices for patrol Unit. Visitors to the substation can obtain information about supervisors and deputies recently relocated to a new 5,500-square water and boating safety, river conditions, and community foot substation at 9956 Mansfield Road. The building, which activities planned on the river. was purchased for the Sheriff’s Office by the Caddo Parish in a cooperative agreement, the City of Shreveport pro- Commission, was completely remodeled and renovated to suit the vided use of the building to the Sheriff’s Office in exchange needs of deputies. Labor from the Northwest Regional Re-entry for Sheriff’s Office patrols on the river within the city limits Carpentry Program at Caddo Correctional Center was used to of Shreveport. Deputies assigned to the Marine Unit provide help with the renovation. The building also includes space for full-time patrols on the river, enforcing laws, responding to detectives, DWI testing, a full kitchen, and exercise room. calls for service from boaters and requests for assistance from citizens can visit the substation to file or purchase reports, other agencies. The Marine Unit also teaches boating and water pay citations or fines, purchase hunting or fishing licenses, safety and provides a law enforcement presence during large- contact deputies, or hold community meetings. The facility can scale events on Red River. also serve as an emergency operational center.

Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator hosts a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the official opening of the new south substation in Caddo Caddo Parish’s new Red River Substation located on the water Parish. Also pictured, Caddo Commission Administrator Woody near downtown Shreveport allows recreational boaters to pull up Wilson (left) and Caddo Commissioner Jim Smith (center). dockside for assistance. Lafourche Parish Supervised Visitation Center Gaining Attention Among Service Providers by Sgt. Leslie Hill wenty-months ago, Sheriff Craig Webre announced an Terrebonne, Assumption, Jefferson and Orleans Parishes as ambitious and virtually unheard of add-on within a law well. Parents from Texas and Florida have also utilized its ser- Tenforcement agency: a Supervised Visitation Center run by vices. The center has hosted 466 hours of supervised visitation the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. Such centers are not a new and 103 custody exchanges between 86 parents and 47 children. concept. The tie to a law enforcement agency is the new “wrinkle”. The majority of children served range from infancy to age 10. “Initially, we wondered how the courts and community For a short period of time, the center provides a safe would react and interact,” said Sheriff Webre. “It has been a place for the traumatized parent and child. The parent who learning process for all of us, but before feared confrontation with a very successful venture,” he the abuser is comforted knowing added. Webre is well regarded as that contact isn’t allowed. And a champion for victim’s rights, so the child or children get to know the idea of providing a place of this is a place where they can play protection for children of “war- freely with the non-custodial par- ring” parents, was a no-brainer. ent, without fear and without wor- The project is supported by funds rying about potential manipula- awarded by the United States tion. The courts are now referring Department of Justice’s Office more often and the success stories of Violence against Women from are spreading among other service their Safe Havens Project. providers. The center now receives the center has become a A look inside one of several playroom at P.A.C.T. Place referrals from mental health agen- regional resource. It is used not (Parents and Children Together) the new Supervised Visitation cies, attorneys and domestic vio- only by Lafourche Parish, but Center run by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office. lence programs. 14 LOUISIANA SHERIFF A Special Thank You to Our Conference Sponsors

The 2011 Louisiana Sheriffs’ and Wardens’ Training Conference and Exhibition was held July 11-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference included a variety of training sessions in areas such as Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness, Seat Belt Safety, Immigration, Sex Offender Registry, Human Trafficking, and a variety of other leadership training opportunities.

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