Sheriff Craig Webre announced two Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office supervisors have graduated with honors from Session 32 of the National Command and Staff College. Lieutenant Kevin Brooks and Lieutenant Trent Duplantis were among 14 law enforcement commanders from Louisiana and the Dominican Republic who completed the course.
A graduation ceremony was held in Gonzales, Louisiana, on November 7, 2025. During the ceremony, Lieutenant Brooks was presented the President’s Award, given to the individual who demonstrates leader and learner responsibility and accountability early in the program and remains consistent throughout, integrating personal and professional leadership and management experiences to support concepts learned.
Lieutenant Duplantis was part of Team Tiger which received the Capstone Research Award. The students were divided into several teams to conduct their capstone research for the course. This award is given to the team which exhibits a well-defined, collaborative effort with a focus on written and oral presentation skills and several other elements. Team Tiger’s project was entitled, “Navigating the Future of Policing: The Opportunities and Challenges of Artificial Intelligence.”
“We are proud of Lieutenant Brooks and Lieutenant Duplantis for their hard work and dedication to becoming better leaders,” said Sheriff Webre. “Their commitment to growth and excellence helps strengthen our entire agency and ensures we continue to serve the people of Lafourche Parish with the highest level of professionalism and care.”
The National Command & Staff College was founded in 2010 by the International Academy of Public Safety, Inc. in collaboration with the National Sheriffs’ Association and the National Tactical Officers Association. The comprehensive course, which was expanded to 14 weeks for this session, focuses on topics such as leadership theories and practices, social media, recruitment, foresight, policing issues, ethics, and diversity. The course is designed to produce leaders to promote community safety, build mutual trust, maximize officer safety and wellness, foster star performance, and reduce liability and risks. Students read several books, participate in hundreds of hours of course lectures, and write numerous essays each with case studies, discussion questions and classroom simulations. A total of ten LPSO supervisors have graduated from the Command College, dating back to the first ever session in 2018.
For more information on the National Command and Staff College, go to www.CommandCollege.org.
