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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.

Teacher Thanks LPSO for Supporting Education!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of education, teachers and students in Lafayette Parish. I was one of the 12 finalists in the recent Lafayette Education Foundation (LEF) Teacher Awards ceremony. Without your support, it is possible that these types of ceremonies would not happen, and that teachers would not get to realize that they have people rooting for them in the community. I feel so wonderful that I was a part of this, that so many people value education. The positive effects of being a small part of this will stay with me for so long. It has strengthened my resolve to do as much as possible for the students of Lafayette Parish. Once again, thank you for all that you do to support education.

Yolanda B. Archambeault, M. Ed, Lafayette High

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Intensive Outpatient Program Licensed

Friday, June 22, 2007

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Treatment Programs announces a new treatment program for adults with substance abuse disorders. An Intensive Outpatient Program for recovering addicts is now licensed to service clients at the Community Corrections Center. This program is the only IOP operating out of a correctional facility in the state of Louisiana. The Day Reporting Intensive Outpatient Program (DRIOP) offers creative, complex, therapeutic services in an open setting.

DRIOP clients will receive a number of services including: Twelve step based recovery tools, goals formulation, life skills development, and individual counseling. Participation in the program requires a minimum of three month commitment. Clients will receive free follow-up services for a period of 12-months after completion of program requirements. The program groups run from Monday through Thursday with day (1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.) and evening (5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.) classes. Individual sessions will be scheduled weekly, or as needed, at the convenience of the client. Staff hours are Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

According to a survey conducted by the Office of Justice Programs / Corrections Program Office, approximately 70-percent of all State prison inmates are in need of substance abuse treatment. Upon release, only one-third will receive needed treatment. The DRIOP is available to any person who has been incarcerated in the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, or surrounding parishes, has a drug or alcohol problem, and asks to attend on a volunteer or court mandated basis. Cost for the program is a $40 registration and processing fee and $7 weekly for drug screens. These fees are included and not additional if the client is participating in the Day Reporting Program.

The DRIOP is the result of a two-year process that culminated with license approval by Department of Health and Hospital (DHH) on June 19, 2007. DRIOP has over forty years combined experience in their staff. The program will operate out of the Community Corrections Center, located at 100 Poydras Street in Lafayette.

Leah Dishong
Corrections PIO
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-231-6365 ext 25