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25 Year Service Award Recipient
Congratulations to Deputy Alex Montgomery for 25 years of dedicated service to LPSO and the Citizens of Lafayette Parish.

Deputy Montgomery is a detective within Criminal Investigation Division.

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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Arrest made for Carnel Knowledge of a Juvenile

Thursday, September 30, 2004

On Wednesday, September 29, 2004, Child Protection Services contacted Juvenile Detectives with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office about an incident involving a 15 year-old female and an adult male. Working with Child Protection, Juvenile Detectives uncovered evidence that resulted in the arrest of 40 year-old James E. Avant of Lafayette. He was charged with (3) counts of Felony Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile, and (1) count of Contributing to the Delinquency of a juvenile, stemming from incidents that occurred several months ago at his residence, in the 2500 Block of Ambassador Caffery.

As of this release, James Eugene Avant is being held at the Lafayette Parish Correctional Facility without bond.

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