Sheriff’s cadets hear from Chez Hope

Cadets at the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy recently attended a course given by the Chez Hope Family Violence Crisis Center on recognizing domestic abuse. Members of Chez Hope explained victim notification laws and processes as well as how deputies can refer victims to the services they need. “We have great respect for Chez Hope’s work,” Sheriff Mark Hebert said. “We look forward to continuing to grow our partnership to build better intervention and prevention strategies to make sure victims receive the services they need and to ultimately end domestic violence here in St. Mary Parish.” From left are Hebert; Chez Hope Legal Advocate Taylor Robison; Chief of Staff Major Gary Driskell; and Academy Director Captain Brian Charpentier.