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2016 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 168
BY SENATOR ALARIO
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Lieutenant Douglas Foreman of the Lafourche Parish
Sheriff's Office on winning the 2016 Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend Lieutenant Douglas Foreman of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office on being
3 the recipient of the 2016 Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award presented by the
4 Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.
5 WHEREAS, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association presents the Deputy Sheriff of the
6 Year Award to recognize a deputy sheriff who has shown unusual initiative and imagination
7 in the performance of their duty, and recognizes activities that improve the quality of life in
8 their community; and
9 WHEREAS, Douglas Foreman began volunteering as a reserve deputy with the
10 Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office in 1985, and three years later, began working full-time; and
11 WHEREAS, during his tenure, he has served in various capacities and has held
12 positions in the patrol division and investigations division where, due to his outstanding
13 work ethic, he was promoted to sergeant in both divisions and lieutenant and deputy
14 commander of the patrol division; and
15 WHEREAS, Douglas Foreman has also served as Special Administrative Assistant
16 to the Sheriff and has represented the sheriff's office proudly as a member of the Honor
17 Guard and Agency Recruitment Team and has participated as a member of the Policy Unity
18 Tour honoring fallen officers; and
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1 WHEREAS, he annually participates in the "Lafourche leg" of the Law Enforcement
2 Torch Run for Special Olympics; and
3 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Foreman is serving as supervisor of the Traffic Enforcement
4 Section which includes motorcycle patrol, bicycle patrol, and school traffic guards and, since
5 2013, has been actively promoting proper child restraint and seat belt usage by conducting
6 weekly safety checkpoints and has coordinated extra patrols and DWI checkpoints to target
7 impaired drivers; and
8 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Foreman has been referred to as the quintessential public
9 servant, a deputy who strives for excellence and professionalism in his work and expects the
10 same from those he supervises, a deputy who always looks for ways to make things easier
11 on his fellow deputies, often taking on additional responsibilities and workload, and, whether
12 he is ministering to inmates at the parish jail or encouraging other deputies in their work or
13 physical fitness, a deputy who is always looking to lift the spirits of those around him; and
14 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Douglas Foreman, throughout his law enforcement career
15 has gone above and beyond in service to the public and has received numerous honors,
16 including the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office highest honor - the Sheriff Star in 2015; and
17 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Douglas Foreman merits the highest commendation and
18 sincere congratulations for his exemplary public service and for his outstanding
19 contributions to the state of Louisiana and its citizens.
20 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
21 does hereby commend and congratulate Lieutenant Douglas Foreman of the Lafourche
22 Parish Sheriff's Office on being the recipient of the 2016 Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award
23 from the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association; does hereby recognize and record for posterity his
24 tireless dedication and service to the citizens of Lafourche Parish and the state of Louisiana;
25 and does hereby extend to him best wishes for continued success and happiness in all of his
26 future endeavors.
27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
28 Lieutenant Douglas Foreman.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 168 Original 2016 Regular Session Alario
Commends Lt. Douglas Foreman of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office on being the
recipient of the 2016 Deputy Sheriff of the Year Award presented by the La. Sheriffs'
Association.
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