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Deputy Honored as ACA Corrections Officer
Congratulations to Deputy Olugbenga Shomade, he is following the footsteps of his Work Release co-workers and supervisors and setting a trend in the process.

In May, Deputy Shomade passed the ACA Corrections Officer Exam. With this accomplishment, Shomade became the first driver to obtain this status and the fourth Work Release employee to receive ACA certification.

Citizen Praises Sheriff's Innovative Programs

Dear Sheriff Neustrom:

Just so you know that I do write complimentary letters in addition to those that criticize, please accept my praise for some of your innovative programs that have been recently highlighted in the media. The programs I speak of are the direct supervision of prisoners approach; the off-site telecommunication visitation for families of prisoners; the call program for the elderly; and the day reporting programs for some offenders. All of these programs show your very humanistic approach to corrections and the general human condition. You are a different kind of sheriff from the standard old Louisiana model, and it has taken some adjustment by the jaded downtown crowd (myself included) to see the wisdom of your ways. Anyway, thank you for your innovative programs, and I am always available with an opinion. I don't lack opinions.

With kind regards, I remain Very truly yours, Albert M. Karre', Jr.

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37 Graduate from Lafayette Sheriff's First Basic Training Academy

Saturday, August 9, 2003

Sheriff Mike Neustrom announces that the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office honored thirty-seven graduates of the first Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Basic Training Academy at ceremonies held Friday evening. Graduates from this academy completed ten weeks of training and represent ten different agencies from throughout Southwest Louisiana - Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Police Department, Kaplan Police Department, Eunice PD, Opelousas PD, Mamou PD, Opelousas City Marshal, Abbeville PD, Evangeline Parish School Board, and the Church Point Police Department.

Several outstanding cadets were honored as follows:
Class President – Mark Venable - Church Point Police Department
John Dooley Hardy (Hardest Worker) – David Credeur-Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
Most Physically Fit – Martin Chevis – UL Lafayette Police Department
Big Dog – Martin Chevis – UL Lafayette PD
David Credeur-Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
Brian Spahr – UL Lafayette PD
Nathan Thornton – UL Lafayette PD
Michael McMinn – UL Lafayette PD
Brant Vice – UL Lafayette PD
Chris Hardy – Abbeville PD
Top Gun – Tony Signorelli – UL Lafayette PD
Best Notebook – Samuel Gobert – Opelousas City Marshal

TOP CADET - MARK VENABLE OF THE CHURCH POINT POLICE DEPARTMENT

Graduates and their respective agencies include:
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office - Thomas Babineaux, David Credeur, Heather Dahl, Michael Fincher, Bobby Goodrich, Nicholas Miller, Joel Pittman, Marcus Rizzuto, Christopher Trahan
UL Lafayette PD - Arnold Caesar, Martin Chevis, Channing Credeur, Allison Darbone, Eric Judice, Emily Lajaunie, Justin Martin, Michael McMinn, Adam Newton, Matthew Randolph, Tony Signorelli, Brian Spahr, Rickey Thomas, Nathan Thornton, Brant Vice, James Wooters
Eunice PD - Edward Caldwell, David Devillier, Bryan Labbie, Danny Roberts
Kaplan PD - Joseph Boneski
Opelousas PD - Crystal Etienne, Ebony Martin
Mamou PD - David Glazner
Opelousas City Marshal - Samuel Gobert
Abbeville PD – Chris Hardy
Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office – Jerry Joseph
Church Point Police Department – Mark Venable

Congratulations to all graduates!

Donna Delahoussaye
Media Relations/Project Coordinator
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5814/337-232-9211