[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO SHERIFF CRAIG WEBRE

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                           HON. BOBBY JINDAL

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2007

  Mr. JINDAL. Madam Speaker, I am pleased to introduce a resolution 
honoring and recognizing the achievements of Sheriff Craig Webre of 
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
  Elected as Sheriff of Lafourche Parish on July 1, 1992, Sheriff Webre 
ushered in a new era of accountable, responsible and professional law 
enforcement in Lafourche Parish. 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.
  Under Sheriff Webre's leadership, the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's 
Office became the second Sheriff's office in Louisiana history to 
become nationally accredited, placing the Sheriff's office in the top 
four percent of all the law enforcement agencies in the United States.
  Sheriff Webre played an instrumental role in coordinating 
distribution of personnel, material and supplies to storm damaged 
parishes during and after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and worked to 
provide access for outside agencies to come to the aid of neighboring 
parishes in Louisiana.
  Widely respected by his peers, Sheriff Craig Webre was elected as 
First Vice President of the National Sheriffs Association in 2006, and 
is in line to become National President in 2007.
  I call on my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to join 
me in honoring and recognizing the achievements made by Craig Webre, 
who exemplifies the willingness, dedication, and sacrifice to ensure 
the security and safety of the citizens of Lafourche Parish.

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