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This is a reminder that the Louisiana State Lodge will hold their Winter Board meeting Saturday, January 21, 2012 in Houma, LA. All elected state trustees are eligible to attend. In the absence of a state trustee, the Lodge President may represent their lodge as a voting member and will be eligible for the expense reimbursement in accordance with the State Constitution and Bylaws.
If you are traveling by using the assistance of GPS please make sure to program the intersection of Moffet Rd and Berry CT in Houma into your GPS. When you turn onto Berry Court, FOP Circle and the Lodge will be the first right.
If by chance directions sends you to Prospect Street the bridge on Prospect is closed. However, you can cross over in an adjacent block and return to Prospect Street to continue to the FOP Lodge.
Accommodations will be provided to all state trustees or lodge presidents in absence of the trustee who must travel more than 80 miles to attend.
Date and Time: Saturday January 21, 2012 9AM to 12PM
Meeting Location: Christopher Matherne Lodge # 4
# 1 FOP Circle
Houma, LA.
Hotel Information: Ramada Inn Houma
1400 West Tunnel Blvd.
Hwy 3040 and Hollywood Road
Houma, LA.
(985) 879-4871
Just a reminder to everyone about the upcoming State Board Meeting in Houma this Saturday. If you need more information please see the previous article on the website.
There will be a LAFOP State Board of Trustee Meeting on January 21, 2012. The meeting will be held at Christopher Matherne Lodge # 4 in Houma. The meeting will convene at 9AM.
For Trustees that will be traveling for more than 80 miles to attend the meeting accomidations will be provided at:
Ramada Inn Houma
1400 West Tunnel Blvd.
Hwy. 3040 and Hollywood Road
Houma, LA.
(985) 879-4871
For the October 22nd ballot the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police made several endorsements for candidates. The endorsements were for Governor-Bobby Jindal, State Senate District 3- J.P. Morrell, House District 94-Nick Lorusso, and House District 27- Chris Hazel.
The Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police Executive Board made these endorsements based on the prior history and cooperation that has been shown to our organization along with the backing from these candidates in the past.
All of the candidates that held endorsements from the LAFOP won their respective races by impressive margins.
The Fraternal Order of Police is our nation’s largest law enforcement labor organization, with 328,000 members. We have over 6,000 members in Louisiana.
As members throughout the State of Louisiana know our State President, Pat Yoes is running for reelection as the National Secretary for the Fraternal Order of Police.
Pat has began his campaign and is presently “hot” on the campaign trail across the United States reassuring our Brothers and Sisters across America that he will continue to do the job that he was elected to do for the NFOP membership.
To spark the campaign for his reelection, Crescent City Lodge # 2 has purchased $500 worth of raffle tickets for the reelection bid. Crescent City #2 has challenged all Louisiana FOP lodges to match or make a donation to the election fund.
If any member or local lodge would like to purchase raffle tickets, please contact Pat at pyoes@fop.net or at (504) 234-4300 to receive the tickets.
Also be sure to visit Pat’s reelection Facebook page, by clicking here.
A new pay plan that will eventually go into effect for commanders in the NOPD was admonished by the Crescent City Lodge.
Jim Gallagher said that the pay plan was occurring at a bad time when the city will be paying more money to high-ranking officers at a time when ordinary police officers are not getting a raise and in fact lost two weeks’ pay in 2010 because of furloughs, have seen their overtime hours sharply reduced, are having to pay more for health insurance and are being charged higher fees to take police vehicles home.
Although the Crescent City Lodge is not opposed to improvements within the NOPD the Board of Directors are looking a common sense and fairness approach that will also benefit the rank and file of the NOPD and not just a select few.
See the full story paste this link you’re your browser
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2011/03/new_orleans_council_poised_to.html
And follow FOP Crescent City Lodge on Facebook.
Lifeline Training is offering members of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police a special training opportunity on May 11, 2011. Jim Glennon, the author of Arresting Communication, was one of the trainers at the 2010 Conference in Marksville. Jim’s company, Lifeline Training, is hosting “Advanced Criminial Patrol Tactics” Seminar at the Paragon Casino in Marksville on May 11.
The course is presented by Chief Ed Delmore of the Gulf Shores Alabama Police Department, Police Trainer and FLETC Instructor.
Any member of the LAFOP that would like to take advantage of this opportunity can receive a discounted tuition rate of $109.00.
You can call Steve Hirst at (847) 833-5163 or go to the website at www.lifelinetraining.com for registration details.
If you like a copy of the training flier for your local lodge meeting, send an email to dbasco@redriverfop.org requesting the flier.
 Pat Yoes and Jim Gallagher Every year the National Fraternal Oder of Police calls on members from around the Nation to come together in Washington D.C. to meet with their respective Senators and Representatives. This year, like others in the past, the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police is responding to the call representing over 6,000 members in the State of Louisiana.
President Pat Yoes and Treasurer Jim Gallagher are presently in Washington D.C. meeting with the Louisiana delegation to encourage them to support the FOP’s priorities for the upcoming 112th Congress.
President Yoes announced today that the next State Board meeting will be held on May 21 at 9 AM. The location for the meeting has not been determined. As soon as the location is finalized information will be posted.
December 3, 2010
Brothers and Sisters,
Recently you received the National FOP’s response to Senator Reid’s introduction of a new version of the Collective Bargaining Legislation. Regretfully, what the Grassroots release failed to include with its harsh words for Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu was the well documented Louisiana State Lodge’s position in opposition of Senator Landrieu’s actions.
The Louisiana FOP has taken several measures to combat this injustice perpetrated by the Reid-Landrieu connection. We have long fought attempts of this proposed change several times in the recent years. Although we had a productive dialog with Senator Landrieu in the past, our access and influence diminished following her endorsement for reelection by the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association.
We have visited with Senator Landrieu and her staff on several occasions expressing our strong opposition; along with visits to the Louisiana congressional delegation for the purpose of explicitly voicing our opposition to any attempts to diminish the rights of peace officers in Louisiana.
Members of the Louisiana State Lodge and I have met with Director Pasco and President Canterbury informally and formally and expressed these views to them.
I applaud the position opposing this amended version of the legislation, but since these facts were not mentioned in the National’s press release I want to assure our brothers and sisters across the nation that we in Louisiana stand united and will only accept the best for all of our members.
Fraternally,
Patrick Yoes
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Due to organizational rules donations other than those from the State of Louisiana cannot be accepted by the LaFOP.
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