Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Leaders in Law Enforcement Award

As part of its new Leaders in Law Enforcement Award, Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) is honoring one Louisiana sheriff's department for exceptional work in their field. The 2020 awardee is the Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Department. Their program Deputies Making a Change (DMAC) provides mentoring to address the incarceration and school dropout rate among vulnerable male youth in Ouachita Parish in Monroe LA. DMAC was implemented by Deputy Kenneth Tramble with the support of Sheriff Jay Russell and a staff of experienced deputies. In 1998, while working as a deputy in the patrol division,...