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Crime victims
not forgotten
by parish sheriff
By CHUCK REED
Sheriff's Deputy
Victims of crime are the forgotten
in the criminal justice system
often, Sheriff Ed Layrisson said
and therefore the Tangipahoa
SherifFs Office is setting up an
Victim's Assistance Fund
plans for victim's informational
the sheriff's office is
in the State Crime Victims'
Program funded by the
lhere is often a lag time between
the victim is in need and the time
and state approval for
ial assistance is awarded, the
said.
sent Chief Criminal Deputy Willie
to a National Sheriff's,
sponsored "Crime Victims'
Program" seminar in New
recently to listen to ways
across the country are
Ining to help victims. He returned
SOme good ideas on what we can
the people that need help the
innocent people who are
on by criminals," Layrisson said.
Johnson said the idea for the
Victim's Assistance Fund is
came to him during discussions
in California and Arizona
try to locate housing and food
for people "'cleaned out by
inals"
got the sheriff's support to establish
d thal will make minor repairs to
of crime victims when they
afraid to stay there after intruders
damaged them so the home can
secured. If a person comes home
nd his window broken out and his
robbed the fund would help make
security repairs so the victim
secure in his or her home
l," Chief Johnson said.
if the people were wiped out.
might get a voucher for a few
until they can get help from their
or other agencies. This sort of
Would come at a time when it is
needed." the chief added.
g to Johnson. he will take
idea to the citizens of Tangipahoa
in talks to civic groups, church
s and other service oriented
for financial support.
will be asking the people of
Parish to contribute to this
so it will not cost taxpayers any
money. Before any money is
to victims an advisory board
be established from respected
of the parish to review the
taken by the sheriffs program to
proper handling of all donated
We will be seeking volunteers
King Tucker
Longtime Ponchatoula lawman Ed Ponchatoula Srawberry Festival.
Tucker reigns this year as King of the (Times Photo by Patti Travelbee)
Springfield parade clown
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media and civic leaders." III
added.
asked for contributions will be
to a "Victims of Crime Assistance
e" (VOCAL) roster if they
who do the same. This group
and be included in idea Ji '
as the program begins
the sheriff said.
are for the sheriff's department
explain the program and other
victims need to know about
testimony, police procedures, ,m.[,
n procedures, resources
li ]i
victim counseling and
assistatce, and methods to
more secure against crimes ,
future. These informational , ...... • ....... . ..... . ......
will be printed and distributed .......................... : ' MII ,-
,le throughout the parish who
victim to crime, the sheriff
idea is to take the victim by the
and help them understand the
e system that is trying to help them
they are completely new to filing
s. testifying in court and seeking
to get their lives back to
Johnson said,
14-20 has been set as National
Victims Week nationally by
ieagan and we hope it can be
in the cities and towns of
oa Parish by parish mayors
Layrisson said. Gaining
for victims is one step in
rough the hard times of anger
experience, he added.
we come before your civic
r club and ask for support for
PrOgram we want everyone to
that in no way will any
be put into the normal
accounts of the sheriffs
All of the money and
will directly help victims. Anyone
) join in the effort can contact
or Chuck Reed at the
office for information." the
added.
tiger
• Charter vote
FROM PAGE ONE
Some of the most succinct post-
election comments came from Joe
Simpson. onetime prosecutor and a
man who learned firsthand how power-
ful the Frank Edwards machine was
when it turned on him in the second
primary of a district attorney's race,
forcing him to drop out as front-
runner:
"Frank Edwards has faded into
obscurity, he is a has-been. The
divisiveness started when he became
sheriff, not just north-south but Italians
and blacks pitted against the rednecks,
and it all hurt Tangipahoa Parish. This
parish needs to be healed.
"I was amazed some of those boxes
down there (in the southend) were
against the charter. The thinking
people of Amite voted for it. The police
jury system is a failure in Tangipahoa
Parish that cannot be resuscitated. We
are in a hopeless situation on this end
of the parish. You can't drive over 1_5
miles an hour on the roads up here."
Asked if the voters are likely to make
the same mistake here they did in St.
Tammany Parish (where they voted for
a new government and then voted
back in the same old political bunch
that served on the police jury) Simpson
replied. "I know there will be changes
in the northend. Some in the south will
face tough opposition, l believe the
charter will attract a different kind of
candidate from a different socio-
economic background, a better candi-
date."
Simpson went on to say that the
people will have to prepare themselves
for "a significant property tax to get this
parish back together, 1_5, 20, even
25 mills"
Parade
Easter gas
prices to ,Jrop
This is no April Fool prank. Gasoline
prices have dropped 3.4 cents since the
American Automobile Association's
December Fuel Gauge report.
Statistics gathered for April. 1985
show the current average gasoline price
to be $1231 compared to December's
$1.265.
Additionally. Easter travelers will find
approximately 20 percent of Louisiana's
gas stations open around the clock and
one-half of the stations throughout the
state will be open Easter Sunday'.
National Fuel Gauge figures show 19
percent of the stations surveyed open
on a 24-hour basis and two-thirds
opened Easter
Beasts may outnumber beauties
at St. Joseph Womanless Pageant
Staff Report
I yen you come to see the beauties, don't be too shocked you see a
if
if
few
,]_cs: Afterall, April 20 at 7 p.m. is the date and time of the annual St.
:p h.Womanless Beauty Pageant. _ .,
A_ ' all-in-good_fun fundraiser benefits the C.Y.C): y,oum o,rganization"
: "CCordi,,., , _L ...... . " oks 50 douars wiJl be the to nze
ith^ - .,= .u cuaim,a. -,.o. Bonme Bro , p p "
isr, d eenage division of the pageant, with 30 dollars go!n 9 to second place.
U d also be nzes m the aoult dwson she sad
Th oUars to third. There will p ..... . " •
3 p ose wsh" "ng to participate m" the pageant should contact, Mrs. Brooks after
" at no entrance fee but o course the men who
etr • 386-3814. There is
must dress as women.
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