20 Year Service Award Recipient
Congratulations to Captain Jules Broussard for 20 years of dedicated service to LPSO and the Citizens of Lafayette Parish.
Captain Broussard is the supervisor of LPSO Community Services Unit.
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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
LPCC Receives Accreditation
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
After an arduous process the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center has been awarded the status of accreditation with verification from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. This marks the third accreditation the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office holds.
LPCC staff has dedicated many months to achieving this accreditation. On March 13-14, 2007, the jail received an initial survey. At this time NCCHC committee members noted areas that needed improvement and set a deadline for compliance by June 25, 2007. LPCC staff set a course of action and documented corrective measures.
On July 13, 2007, the accreditation committee met in Las Vegas, NV to review reports and determined LPCC met the requirements for accreditation under the NCCHC standards.
The accreditation with verification status means LPCC will need to send additional documentation to the NCCHC committee.
NCCHC is dedicated to improving health services in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement centers. There are 73 standards classified as either essential or important. Accredited jails are required to be in compliance with all applicable essential standards and minimum of 85% of the applicable important standards.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office additionally holds accreditation by Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and American Correctional Association (ACA).
Leah Dishong
Corrections PIO
Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
231-6365 ext 25
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