| Friday, July 16, 2010 |
| Join LPSO for National Night Out Against Crime - Sgt. Lesley Hill |
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 Sheriff Craig Webre has announced his office will participate in the “America’s Night Out Against Crime” program on Tuesday, August 3rd between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM. The purpose is to heighten drug and crime prevention awareness in the subdivisions and neighborhoods throughout Lafourche Parish. Lafourche joins thousands of communities across the country with its Night Out block parties.
Besides focusing attention on crime prevention and drug awareness, this program encourages support for local anti-crime efforts such as Neighborhood Watch, DARE, TRIAD, and other activities that discourage crime in neighborhoods. The neighborhood spirit is strengthened and a police-community partnership is formed to fight back against local crime.
Residents in neighborhoods from one end of the parish to the other will participate in a variety of events such as block parties, cook outs, youth activities and anti-crime rallies. In some areas there will be fingerprinting and DNA swabbing available. There will be hot dogs, chili and soft drinks along with balloons and stickers for the children.
“This is an event that our deputies and members of the community look forward to every year,” said Sheriff Webre. “It is just another opportunity for the men and women of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office to form a bond with the people they serve in this parish,” he added.
Block parties are planned in the following areas:
•NORTH:
Abby Subdivision - Intersection of Amanda and Karla Drive, Thibodaux
•CENTRAL:
Green Acres Subdivision, Raceland
537 Church Street, Raceland
1006 Catherine Street, Lockport
144 Twin Oaks, Raceland
1421 Hyland Drive, Lockport (Nolan Toups Subdivision)
Sugar Land Subdivision, Raceland
PARADE ONLY from the fire station under Hwy 90 overpass to the Sugar Land Subdivision behind St. Anne Hospital
Bayou Blue Neighborhood Watch Group
•SOUTH:
814 South Bayou drive Celena’s A Place of Gathering, Golden Meadow,
Boulet Subdivision Neighborhood Watch Group, area of 11502 Hwy 1, Larose
For more information about “Night Out”, contact Sgt. Valerie Martinez at (985) 449-4477.
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