[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 21 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 21

To honor and recognize the achievements of Craig Webre for his 15 years 
    of dedicated service as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

 Mr. Jindal submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To honor and recognize the achievements of Craig Webre for his 15 years 
    of dedicated service as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.

Whereas Craig Webre, a lifelong resident of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, 
        continues 15 years of service as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish;
Whereas Craig Webre, elected as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish on July 1, 1992, 
        ushered in a new era of accountable, responsible, and professional law 
        enforcement in Lafourche Parish;
Whereas in the past 15 years, Sheriff Webre enhanced first responder morale, 
        equipment, and communication capability, and initiated or improved over 
        40 public service programs including Crimestoppers, Crisis Management 
        Unit Team, and Police Social Services, a one-of-a-kind comprehensive 
        victim assistance program that serves approximately 1,400 crime victims 
        per year;
Whereas Sheriff Webre designed Meals on Wheels to lower the high cost of meals 
        for the elderly in Lafourche Parish, and over 43,000 meals prepared at 
        the Detention and Work Release Centers are annually distributed to the 
        elderly;
Whereas under Sheriff Webre's leadership, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office 
        became the second Sheriff's office in the history of Louisiana to become 
        nationally accredited, placing the Sheriff's office in the top four 
        percent of all the law enforcement agencies in the United States;
Whereas Sheriff Webre coordinated the distribution of personnel, material, and 
        supplies to storm damaged parishes during and after Hurricanes Katrina 
        and Rita, and worked to provide access for local, State, and national 
        emergency responders to come to the aid of neighboring parishes in 
        Louisiana;
Whereas on September 22, 2005, under the leadership of Sheriff Webre, combined 
        efforts of the United States Coast Guard and two members of the 
        Sheriff's Crisis Management Unit rescued a woman in her eighth month of 
        pregnancy and her three-year-old son from the winds and floods caused by 
        Hurricane Rita; and
Whereas in 2006, as widely respected by his peers, Sheriff Webre was elected as 
        First Vice-President of the National Sheriff's Association, in line to 
        become the National President of such association in 2007: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives honors and recognizes 
the achievements of Sheriff Craig Webre, who exemplifies willingness, 
dedication, and sacrifice to ensure the security of the citizens of 
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
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