JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE

JANUARY - JUNE 2021

6 MONTH NEWSLETTER

Green is pictured here (L) with Sheriff Ivy Woods (R), as the Sheriff presents Green with a watch as a retirement gift.

JDSO Civil Deputy Retires 

JANUARY - Civil Deputy Glenn Green served full-time with JDSO for 25 years and 2 years working as a reserve, part-time and in other various divisions. Prior to his employment with the Sheriff's Office, Green worked in the oil field industry for 20 years. After over four decades in the workforce, Green said he plans to spend his retirement doing a lot of fishing and lots of time with his grandchildren and growing family.

When asked what he'd miss about working with the Sheriff's Office, Green said he'd miss working with the people most of all.

JDSO Courthouse Deputy Retires

APRIL - Courthouse Security Deputy David Ardoin served full-time with JDSO for over 10 years. Prior to his employment with the Sheriff's Office, Ardoin owned and operated a local Sears store for 12 years and a Texaco station and tire store for 14 years, as well as worked at the local Amoco Bulk Plant for 24 years. After over 60 years in the work force, Ardoin said he plans to spend his retirement doing a lot of fishing and even a little traveling.

Ardoin said he'd miss working with the men and women of the Sheriff's Office and accompanying agencies most of all. "Everyone has always been so nice to me," he said.

Ardoin is pictured here (L) with Sheriff Ivy Woods (R), as the Sheriff presents Ardoin with a watch as a retirement gift.

JDSO Courthouse Deputy Retires

JUNE - Courthouse Security Deputy Gaylor Brown served the Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's Office for fifteen years and served as the Sex Offender Registrar and transport officer and later as courthouse security. Prior to employment with JDSO, his earlier career path included serving with the State of Louisiana for 30 years as a child protection and fraud investigator with the Department of Social Services in Acadia and Jeff Davis parishes, as well as an assistant city clerk and finance director with the City of Jennings.

Brown's contribution and service to his community has ensured the safety and protection of hundreds of children. 

Brown plans to spend his retirement catching up on his fishing and spending time with his family. He said he will miss the people he works with and the community he's served most of all.

JDPSO Deputies underwent a series of officer safety training exercises that focused on search and rescue, various recovery situations and emergency medical first response.

Although all deputies do carry emergency medical devices in their units such as tourniquets, Narcan and other various first aid supplies, this unique training expanded their first responder knowledge. These recent training exercises provided them with the life-saving techniques, abilities and experience necessary to provide additional safety not only for each other, but also the public, as well members of other first responder agencies they might encounter in the field.

They also practiced various shooting stances and techniques. The exercises were lead by Instructor Ray Collins, who is also a retired Army Medic and retired EMT.

Dy. Marshall Trahan applies a bandage to mock artery bleed.

Dy. Tylynn Parsens reviews medical concerns during a mock rescue.

Dy. Trey Herndan requesting assistance to move a fellow deputy.

Deputy Tony Clement and Patrol Shift Supervisor, Deputy Brant Duplechain practice entry exercises.

Instructor Ray Collins reviews shooting techniques with deputies.

Sheriff Ivy Woods treated the Lake Arthur High School Girls Varsity Basketball team to an afternoon cook out at the home of Troy and Roxanne Trahan, to congratulate them on their State Championship win in Hammond, Louisiana. Sheriff Woods and Chief Deputy Chris Ivey provided and grilled the ribeyes for the team.

The Sheriff's Office D.A.R.E. unit held an educational workshop, "Hidden in Plain Sight," providing valuable information to assist parents and educators in their efforts to protect teens from drug and alcohol abuse.

D.A.R.E. Officer Gale Richard and School Resource Officer (SRO) Tiffany Bertrand lead the event, held in the Bethel Christian Church Sanctuary.

The workshop also included a display area staged to represent what a teen or pre-teen's bedroom might look like. The staged "bedroom" included many seemingly normal common items that parents might not suspect as anything other than what they appear to be. Among these items were soda cans, books and hand-held games that contain secret compartments.

Members of the Sheriff's Office "adopted" Lake Arthur High School senior, Adam Richard. As part of a parish-wide effort, the social media "Adopt a Senior" project was created to show support to graduating high school students in the parish.

Adam's mother is a member of the agency as a D.A.R.E. officer.

Pictured here (from L to R): Commander Douglas Britnell, Commander Susette Mouton, Adam Richard, Sheriff Ivy Woods, Payroll Deputy Karen Hay, Commander Ramby Cormier and Commander Bill Kettler.

Volunteer cooks set up stations throughout the golf club grounds, serving up everything from cracklins to jambalaya.

Golfers also bid on donated auction items throughout the game.

Pictured here (L to R) are: CADA Victim's Advocate Cynthia Petry, Detective Morgan Lemelle, Payroll Clerk Karen Hay, Sheriff Ivy Woods, Secretary Aubrey Broussard, Detective Roxi Guidry and CADA Director Janice Esthay.

The Louisiana Sheriff's Association awards one student from each parish a one time $500 scholarship. D.A.R.E. Officer, Deputy Tyler Breaux presented the 2020 LSA Scholarship to Welsh High School graduating senior, Hayden LeJeune. Congratulations, Hayden!

The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office (JDPSO) recently welcomed 11-year-old Aiden Druillhet as the latest Deputy for the Day.

Each year, Sheriff Ivy Woods donates the "Deputy for the Day" auction item to the Laccasine Little Dribblers fundraiser. The auction item provides the opportunity for a student to visit the Court House offices and the Sheriff's Office buildings where they meet several parish officials, employees and deputies in various divisions, as well as to have lunch with the D.A.R.E. and/or SRO officers, provided by the Sheriff.

Four Jeff Davis Parish deputies graduated during the April/May 2021 commencement of the Calcasieu Parish Regional Law Enforcement Training Academy.

Those graduates are pictured here (from L to R) with Sheriff Ivy Woods (center): Deputy Tony Clement, patrol; Deputy Chance Broussard, jailer; Deputy Kate Boudreaux, jailer and Deputy Tylynn Parsons, patrol.

The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff's Office recently mourned the death of retired K-9, Bean.

Bean was a 10 year old German Shephard obtained by the Sheriff's Office in 2013. Bean was trained in narcotics searches, apprehension and searching for lost individuals.

Bean had been retired in 2020 and was allowed to spend his remaining years with a previous handler.

A funeral ceremony was held behind the Sheriff's Office main office building, where Bean was laid to rest next to the grave of Buck, a previous K-9 who passed away in 2019.

Bean was a well-known and beloved member of the Sheriff's Office, and he will be missed.

The Jennings Optimist Club recognized Shift Supervisor Deputy Derrick Miller and K-9 Deputy Christopher LaFleur with The Honoring Local Heroes Award.

Deputy Miller was recognized for his general positivity, his discerning and stead-fast demeanor and his dedication to service.

Deputy LaFleur was recognized for his unwavering dedication, professionalism and exceptional performance on the job.

Pictured here (from L to R) are Deputy Derrick Miller, Jennings Optimist Club President Caroline Baker, Deputy Christopher LaFleur, Jennings Optimist Club Vice-President Gale Jones and Sheriff Ivy Woods.

D.A.R.E. Officer Gale Richard (left) and SRO Mike Hill (right) presented Mia (blue shirt) with a gift bag containing a variety of tokens from the Sheriff's Office, including a departmental patch and a challenge coin from Sheriff Ivy Woods.

Since then, she's personally passed out prayer cards to departments in eight states and sent handwritten letters to departments in five other states across the country. She also visits local police departments during family travels, thanking them for their protection and service, and letting them know that someone is supporting and praying for them.

During her visit to Jennings, Mia was met by members of JDPSO, the Jennings Police and Fire Departments, as well as the Jefferson Davis Parish Police Jury. Each agency presented her with gifts and tokens representing their respective agencies.

Mia has also been the recipient of the Servant's Heart Award, the Prudential Spirit of Community bronze Award and the Presidential Volunteerism Award.

To learn more about Mia's Law Enforcement Appreciation Challenge, visit www.facebook.com/miasleachallenge.