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
Agencies Collaborate to Clean Up Lafayette Parish
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Local Government Agencies Collaborate to Clean-up Lafayette Parish
The Litter Abatement program was established 3 years ago as an agreement between the 15th Judicial District Court, The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office, and Lafayette Consolidated Government to clean up litter in the Parish of Lafayette. The program directs offenders to give back to their community in positive ways.
Individuals convicted of a misdemeanor offense are sentenced by the 15th Judicial District Court to complete a specific amount of hours in the Litter Abatement program. The program starts at 8:30a.m. and ends 4:30p.m. every Saturday. The individuals report to the Lafayette Sheriff's Office, who provides transportation and supervision of the participants. The participants clean streets, parks, government and non-profit organization buildings through Lafayette Parish.
Since January 2006, over 150 participants have successfully completed the program. Some of the areas and events they performed services include:
West Congress Moore Park
Eraste Landry Road Brown Park
Ambassador Caffery Neyland Park
Lagneaux Road Pa Davis Park
Settler's Trace Lafayette TEEN Court
Johnston Street Lafayette Consolidated Government
Gloria Switch University of Louisiana @ Lafayette
East Moss Street Audubon Wildlife Refuge
Willow Street Festival International
Downtown Lafayette
Lyon's Club Road
Hebert Road
Mark Pope Environmental Quality Manager City Parish Government:
"I find that Sheriff Neustrom and his staff are committed to improving the quality of life in Lafayette Parish. City-Parish Government and the Sheriff's office have always worked well together. In 2000, the Sheriff helped clean up the old Larabee Pit Road, and stop the illegal dumping that was going on there. I also know that the Sheriff's office sends out inmate crews to clean Lafayette's roads of litter when deputies are available to supervise the inmates, as required by law."
Lt. Craig Stansbury
Public Information Officer
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
236-5876
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