985-449-4400
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Concealed Handgun Course Offered*
      The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office will be offering a Concealed Handgun Training Course on Saturday, November 15, 2008.  Class will be from 8:00AM until noon at the National Guard Armory located at 751 Goode Street in Thibodaux and from 1:00PM until finish at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office Training Range on Highway 182, in Raceland.  The course will include the following:
a.  One hour of instruction on handgun nomenclature and safe handling procedures of a revolver and semi-automatic pistol.
b.  One hour of instruction on ammunition knowledge and fundamentals of pistol shooting.
c.  Three hours of instruction on the use of deadly force and conflict resolution, which will include a review of R.S. 14:18 through 14:22 and which may include a review of any other laws relating to the use of deadly force.
d.  One hour of instruction on handgun shooting positions.
e.  One hour of instruction on child access prevention.
f.   Two hours of actual live range fire and proper handgun cleaning procedures.
g.  Live range fire shall include 12 rounds each at 6 feet, 10 feet, and 15 feet for a total of 36 rounds.
h.  Each applicant or permittee must perform at least one safe reload of the handgun at each distance.
i.   Each applicant or permittee must score 100% hits within the silhouette portion of a NRA B-27 type silhouette target with at least 36 rounds.

The cost is $110.  
Seniors 65 and over is $55. Please register in advance.   For more information, or to register, contact David Robichaux at 985-449-4480, or email.

Sheriff Sales *
     
Did you ever want to own your own property, but thought you never could? Take advantage of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Sale held every other Wednesday on  the steps of the Parish Courthouse in Thibodaux.  There could possibly be the house or repossessed car waiting for you to be the highest bidder.  For more information about how to participate or when the next sale is being held click here. For more information contact Angie Guedry  at (985) 449-4434, or by email.

*Presentations and classes are scheduled throughout the year.  Continue to check this web site for times and dates, or call the “contact” name for further information.

radKids

The radKIDS® Personal Empowerment Safety Education Program is a 7 1/2 hour family centered safety education program that emphasizes essential decision-making skills as well as physical resistance options to escape violence. Children from 5-12 years of age participate in the program with their adult partners to create a true safety partnership. The cost is $10. For more information contact Sgt. Carla B. Landry at (985) 537-9656, or by email.

R.A.D.-Rape Agression Defense

The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of realistic self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a comprehensive, women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. Our courses are taught by nationally certified R.A.D. Instructors and provide each student with a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous personal growth, and is the key to our free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates. The cost  is $10. You must register in advance. For more information contact Deann Barrios at (985) 449-4490, or by email.

 

   

 
985-449-2255  - Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office-Thibodaux, LA 70301

Emergencies call 911. To report crimes or complaints remember "CALL" (2255).
In Thibodaux 446-2255, in Central Lafourche 532-2255, in South Lafourche 798-2255,
in Bayou Blue/Houma 868-2255.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer.