Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a Criminal Investigations Division supervisor has graduated from the fourth session of the National Command and Staff College. Lieutenant Benjamin Dempster was among 31 law enforcement commanders who completed the course. A graduation ceremony
Sheriff Webre Offers Tips on Drowning Prevention for Children
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is urging parents to be cautious with children around swimming pools and open bodies of water. Drowning is the leading cause of death from injury in children ages 1-4. Three children die every day as
Lafourche Parish Officials Urge Citizens to Sign up for New Emergency Notification System
Lafourche Parish officials have announced a new emergency alert service immediately available to all residents. The new system is called “Everbridge” and allows citizens to sign up online to receive location-based notifications by a phone call or text message in
Sheriff Webre Congratulates Nicholls State University Criminal Justice Graduates
Sheriff Craig Webre congratulated two Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office employees who were among the first group of Criminal Justice degree graduates at Nicholls State University. Captain Lafate Day and Lieutenant Michael Beck Jr. each graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in
REMINDER: Prescription Drug Drop-Off Boxes Available at LPSO Office Locations
Sheriff Craig Webre is reminding residents that unwanted prescription drugs can be dropped off at three Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office locations. The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators donated drop-off boxes in 2016 through a sponsorship by Blue Cross and
LPSO Administrative Offices to Close at Noon on Thursday
Due to pending severe weather, Sheriff Craig Webre has announced Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office administrative offices will close at noon on Thursday, April 18. The offices will remain closed in observance of Good Friday on April 19, 2019. Offices will
Deputies Use Naloxone to Save Life of a Thibodaux Man on Thursday
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre reported deputies used naloxone to save the life of a Thibodaux man who is believed to have suffered an opioid overdose on Thursday morning. At around 11:20 a.m. on April 11, 2019, a father arrived
UPDATE: Victim Identified in Fatal Incident; No Criminal Charges for Driver
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a woman who died following an incident at the Raceland Truck Plaza on Friday morning has been identified as 47-year-old Laurie Arcement of Lockport. Arcement was pronounced dead at the scene after being run
Deputies Investigating Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in Raceland
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced deputies are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Raceland which resulted in a woman’s death on Friday morning. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the Raceland Truck Plaza located on LA Highway 1.
2019 LSA Scholarship Applications Now Available
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre has announced applications are now being accepted for the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association annual scholarship. All eligible students in Lafourche Parish are encouraged to apply. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to a graduating high school