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20 Year Service Award Recipient
Congratulations to Captain Jules Broussard for 20 years of dedicated service to LPSO and the Citizens of Lafayette Parish.

Captain Broussard is the supervisor of LPSO Community Services Unit.

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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LPSO Announces a New Partnership to Benefit Day Reporting Program

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Sheriff Michael W. Neustrom and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office are proud to announce a partnership with the Acadiana Arts Council, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the Lafayette Consolidated Government in providing continuing education for participants in the Sheriff's Office Day Reporting Program. (Day Reporting is a court-ordered program in which individuals are allowed to remain in society as long as they continue to be closely monitored.)

“Back Beat" is a new program available to Day Reporting participants (and their families) which will allow them to learn the art of Percussion Music. Through a grant from the Acadiana Arts Council and Lafayette Consolidated Government, drums and two instructors from UL at Lafayette will be provided. The first session of classes will begin on May 19, 2004 and will conclude on June 10th with a performance.

Lt Craig Stansbury
Public Information Officer
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5876