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State Sheriffs hold annual meet, elect officers Catholic School principals prepare for new school year 1 (V JO s- (Ml over the direction of Catholic schools from Richard Kieaux, wtio has held the office for the past six years. Meaux became assistant director of Education and commurikations. Two assistant superintendents, Nancy Ehret for curriculum and development, and Anne Fontenot. for technology, have provided valuable in-service training for teachers, Ms. Larrivicre said.

Eight new principals welcomed at the meeting included Abbeville, Vermilion Catholic, Alvin Lasseigne; Broussard, St Cecilia. Mrs. Laura Moore; Crowley, Redcmptorist, Dean DaigJr. FranlJin, Hanson, Lynn Gordcy; lota, St Francis, Mark Shamhurger. Lafayette, Holy Family, Rogers Griffin; Sts.

Leo-Seton, Stephanie Broussard; St Mary Learning Center, Amy Robideaux. Most Catholic schools will be opening the week of August 16 for the 1999-2000 academic term. LAFAYETTE Principals of Catholic schools of the Diocese of Lafayette, in anticipation of the new school year, attended a Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward O'DomeB of Lafayette in the chapel of Invnac-ulata Center. Bishop O'Domen, in his homily, stressed the importance of personal example in the leaching of religion. "Religion is not a matter of arithmetic, learning the ten commandments, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit it must be in the heart as well as the mind.

We leach love by our cxampie," he pointed out "Religion is love for God, but we must also love one another. We are the salt of the earth, but if the sah remains on the shelf it does no good. By our example we must spread God's love lo everyone," the bishop said. The principals were welcomed by newly appointed superintendent Anna Larrivicre. In July, she took will serve until September 1, 2000.

Officers and board rnemhers include: First Vice President: Sheriff Duanue Blair, Washington Parish; Second Vice President: Sheriff Harold Turner. Allen Parish; Secretary-Treasurer Sheriff Larry Dcen, Bossier Parish; Sergeant at Arms: Sheriff Willy Martin. St. James Parish; 1st District: Sheriff Harry Lee. Jefferson Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Jack Strain, St Tammany Parish; 2nd District- Sheriff Charles Fori, Orleans Criminal Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Paul Valteau, Orleans Civil Parish; 3rd District: Sheriff Sid Hebert.

Iberia Parish; Alternate: Sheriff David Naquln, St Mary Parish; 4th District: Sheriff Ken Volcntine, Claiborne Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Ted Riser, Webster Parish; 5th District Sheriff Bob Buckley. Union Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Larry Cox. Madison Parish; 6th District Sheriff Randy Maxwell, Concordia Parish; Alternate: Sheriff LR. "Pop" Hataway, Grant Parish: THE POST-SIGNAL Manama Morgan Craig M. Pourciau.

conducted a seminar titled "How to Raise Children With Strong Morals and Values' on Monday, August 2 at the American Legion Home on Highway 90 West The informative event was sponsored by American Legion Hospital. You saw the saw the crowds. If you missed it you have a second iv ill sr. '-f 1 absagfb GmssssBQ to The Louisiana Sheriff s' Association recently conducted its annual training conference in Alexandria, bringing together the state's chief law enforcement officers for four days of training, business meetings and the election of officers for 1999-2000, according to R.B. Rives, Jr.

During the annual conference, Vernon Parish Sheriff Frank Howard was elected president of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association by acclamation and succeeds Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton to the post Sheriff Howard's tenure as Association president will take effect September I. Governor Mike Foster delivered the keynote address during an officers installation luncheon at which searing-in ceremonies for Sheriff Howard and the Association's newly-elected officers and board members were conducted by Attorney general Richard P. leyoub. In his remarks to conference participants, the Governor indicated that he would continue to work with Louisiana's sheriffs to raise deputies' supplemental pay. fie further praised the sheriffs for their participation with his administration in working to vacate the federal court's supervision of all local jails and prisons in Louisiana.

Governor Foster concluded by stating that he is committed to bringing the sheriffs' state prison inmate per diem payments to the Southern regional average. Louisiana sheriffs currently receive $23 per day. Trie South-em regional average is $29.03. Sheriff Howard's induction to the office of the presidency came at the close of the conference, at which time he delivered an inaugural address to family, friends and colleagues which stressed the responsibilities of public service. The Sheriff said that a sense of faith and purpose, work and duty, and truth and justice are some of the most important tools public servants can possess.

For the past twenty-three years, Sheriff Howard has enjoyed a leng and distinguished career as Vernon Parish's chief law enforcement offi- cer. Before that, he served as a deputy sheriff with that office for thirteen years, with a one-year inter-niption of service when he served a two-year stint with the U.S.Arrny's First Armored Division. The Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, a professional law enforcement organization comprised of the stale's 65 sheriffs and 12,500 deputy iffs, was established in 1938 and is dedicated to the preservation of peace, public safety and protection of the people of Louisiana Rives indicated that Sheriff Howard and the Association's newly elected officers and board members TIm Crowley POST maw QtomEto (fife r. 7th District Sheriff Elmer Litchfield, East Baton Rouge Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Ed Layrisson, Tangipahoa Parish; 8th District: Sheriff Ricky Edwards, Jefferson Davis Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Charles Fusclier, St Martin Parish; 9th District Sheriff Bill Daniel, West Feliciana Parish; Alternate: Sheriff Randal Andre', West Baton Rouge Parish; Ex -Officio Member: Sheriff William Earl Hilton, Rapides Parish. Hoaring Logo? Fret Rcewt exposes the truth about hearing aids that mod dispensers woa'l tell yon.

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