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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.

Grandfather Thanks Sheriff for Youth Golf Event

Sheriff Neustrom, I would like to personnally thank you and your wonderful staff for sponsoring the kids golf tournament at Hebert Park on June 21 and 22. I took some time off and attended, for the first time, this event with my granddaughter. It was a wonderful experience. I was amazed how professionally your staff conducted themselves, the patience they displayed among rowdy kids and how well they were prepared. Golf is a wonderful game which can be played late in life and to give these children a chance to experience the beauty of the game is priceless. My granddaughter and I look forward to next years event. In the meantime I have found a new golfing partner. Sincerely, Gene Veillon

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Sheriff DevelopsTipsy Taxi Program

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Sheriff Michael W. Neustrom would like to announce the forming of a new crime prevention program called “Tipsy Taxi."
Tipsy Taxi is designed to promote partnerships between local law enforcement agencies, vendors, bartenders, restaurant employees, and community members in providing free and confidential cab rides home for intoxicated patrons. Tipsy Taxi does not take a moral stance on drinking. The primary goal of Tipsy Taxi is to remove intoxicated drivers from the streets of Lafayette Parish. It has been modeled after a program started in Aspen Colorado, in 1983.

After receiving specialized training on the Tipsy Taxi program, local law enforcement agencies, bartenders, and restaurant employees provide assistance by distributing vouchers for the program to patrons they feel are too intoxicated to drive themselves. These vouchers guarantee patrons a free ride home with a taxi service to any residence within Lafayette Parish.

The program is designed to be as simple as possible to encourage use by impaired drivers. Rides are free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day/365 days a year. Tipsy Taxi is not funded by tax dollars – funding is provided through a portion of fines collected for traffic offenses and private donations.

The Tipsy Taxi program compliments the education efforts aimed at middle school students, known as the Crash Course, and enforcement activities such as sobriety check points and increased officer awareness and enforcement of impaired driving statutes.

These agencies and companies have come together with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, to develop the Tipsy Taxi program:

Lafayette Consolidated Government
Lafayette City Police
UL PD
Scott PD
Broussard PD
Carencro PD
Duson PD
Youngsville PD
LA State Police Troop I
Quality Cab Co.
Dixie Cab Co.
Affordable Yellow Cab Co.
Guy's Towing Service
Schilling Distributors
Republic Beverage Co.
The Family Tree
Acadiana Recovery Center
LSU School of Medicine – UMC Family Medicine Residency Program
Huval Insurance
Oats & Hudson Law Firm
Local bars & restaurants

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