Deputy of the Month

Detective Gilbert Blanchard is Deputy of the Month in November at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office. Blanchard worked as lead detective on three of four homicides investigated in 2013. Sheriff Mark Hebert said through his hard work and experience, Blanchard solved each murder and completed coinciding paperwork while also training and educating others in the art and science of homicide investigation. Because of his exemplary work, Hebert says, “Blanchard is commended for his dedication to the law enforcement profession and his commitment to the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office and the community it serves.”