St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Neal Eschete. (Submitted Photo)
From left, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Dianyelle Hawkins and Sgt. Claire May stage toys and bikes to be loaded. (Submitted Photo)
From left, St. Mary Parish Sheriff Mark Hebert and the Rev. Lloyd Francis Benoit Jr. with dozens of toys donated to inmates’ children by the members of the Church of the Assumption. (Submitted Photo)
From left, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Jeremy Landry and Cpl. Neal Eschete load toys to be delivered. (Submitted Photo)
From left, St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Claire May and Lt. Oscar West staging toys and bikes while Lt. Carolyn Cage, who is also the assistant warden at St. Mary Law Enforcement Center, oversees the operation. (Submitted Photo)
Sheriff’s Office partners with church to bring gifts to inmates’ children
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Deputies recently loaded and delivered dozens of toys to inmates’ children, according to a news release.
The gifts were made possible through a partnership with the Church of the Assumption in Franklin. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office collects names, addresses, and wish lists of inmates’ children. Parishioners of the Church of Assumption fill these wish lists and take on the task of organizing and packaging the gifts for delivery.
Sheriff’s deputies loaded and distributed the toys and bicycles to the parents and guardians of inmates’ children across the parish. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Church of the Assumption Advent giving program for the past 13 years. This year, the church and sheriff’s office helped bring Christmas joy to children in 30 households across St. Mary Parish, the release stated.
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