20 Year Service Award Recipient
Congratulations to Sgt Larry Brown for 20 years of dedicated service to LPSO and the Citizens of Lafayette Parish.
Sgt Brown is a supervisor within the LPSO Criminal Divison.
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Shenandoah Neighborhood Watch Appreciates Deputies
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Dear Sheriff Neustrom
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Dear Sheriff Neustrom:
I would like to start off by thanking the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department for their assistance in the planning and implementation of our Neighborhood Watch program. As you may already be aware, our neighborhood is not within the city limits of any smaller municipality, and is simply part of rural Lafayette Parish. Our neighborhood had increasing problems with thefts and criminal damage to property, and simply used the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Department as a means of reporting the incidents.
After much frustration, our neighborhood decided it was time to take action and put a stop to our neighborhood problems. Sergeant Tom Stith with the Community Services Unit has been more than helpful and cooperative in assisting with getting the Neighborhood Watch up and running, and keeping it maintained.
Sergeant Stith and Deputy Elisa Foster came to our first Neighborhood Watch meeting armed with flyers, pamphlets, and a well of information which they shared with us. They gave us instruction on personal safety, securing our homes, monitoring the neighborhood and keeping ourselves safe in doing so, and dealing with certain situations that may arise, as well as how to work with the Sheriffs Department in resolving our problems, including a pro-active approach at deterring crime.
Our neighborhood also had a block party several months after starting our program, at which Sergeant Stith, his lovely wife, and Deputy Darrell Doucet attended. Sergeant Stith and Deputy Doucet presented some of our Neighborhood Watch Block Captains with the signs we had ordered and that were delivered to the Sheriff s Department, and made sure to get to know
the neighbors, listen to their concerns, and generally let the neighborhood know that the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department is backing us in our endeavor.
I also wanted to add that Sergeant Stith and his wife attended the block party on their own personal time and we are very thankful to them for their presence and for Sergeant Stith's respectable work ethic. He is an asset to the Sheriff's Department, Actually, Sergeant Tom Stith, Deputy Darrell Doucet, and Deputy Elisa Foster, are all assets to your Department.
I initially had some doubts about the Neighborhood Watch program and its effectiveness. However, after just a few weeks, our neighborhood was seeing a decrease in criminal and mischievous activity, and after just a few months, the neighborhood is relatively quiet.
When the Shenandoah Neighborhood Watch began, our neighborhood was having approximately 3 to 4 incidents (give or take a few) per week. Our neighborhood now has zero incidents per week with just an occasional problem reported. It appears that with a little pro¬active involvement, we are able to deter problems in our neighborhood.
Again, I thank the Lafayette Parish Sheriff s Department, Sergeant Tom Stith, Deputy Darrell Doucet, and Deputy Elisa Foster, as well as all of the patrolling deputies, in helping to continue to make our neighborhood a safe haven for our families!
With kind regards, I remain
Very truly yours,
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Marguerite Fitzgerald, Shenandoah Neighborhood Watch Coordinator
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Press Releases
Results from 2004 Sheriff Neutrom Open
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Morning Winners
1st Place 56 - Joe Davis, John Ashy, Sid Stoute, Doug Ashy
2nd Place 59 - Bo Lamar, Hollis Colomb, Roland Malveaux, Brian Roy
3rd Place 60 - Lane Parker, Brad Posch, Mike Aucoin, Craig Burkhalter
Closest to the Hole - #6 Darryl D'Auy; #15 Nolan Courville
Longest Drive - #7 Ron Robicheaux, Jr.; #18 Brad Posch
Afternoon Winners
1st Place 56 Bryant Gielen, Keith Delcambre, Todd Weber, Wayne Champaign
2nd Place 58 Steve Basil, Jim Singletary, John Sammons, Mitch Wood
3rd Place 58 - Tom Carroll, Terrel Camel, John Davis, Mel Stoute
Closest to the Hole - #6 Tom Carroll; #15 Norman Usie
Longest Drive - #7 Stephen Dugas; #18 Todd Weber
Raffle Winners
1st Place Paragon Casino Golf Package - Jimmy Thomas
2nd Place Grand Casino Coushatta Golf Package - Cathy Martin
3rd Place The Bluffs Golf Package - Elmer Bourque
Donna Delahoussaye
Media Relations/Project Coordinator
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
337-236-5814
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