Just a reminder to everyone that the State Conference is just days away at the Paragon Casino and Resort in Marksville Louisiana.  The Conference begins on August 1 and ends on August 4.  For more information visit the Facebook page, LAFOP 2010 Conference or go to redriverfop.org for information.

The Baton Rouge Annual Peace Officer’s Memorial Services will be held on Friday, May 14th @ 10:00 A.M. at our Peace Officer’s Memorial Monument located on the West side of the Governmental Building.

Nelson Ortego

Chairperson

Memorial Committee

Baton Rouge Lodge 1

The Louisiana State Lodge welcomes you to New Orleans for the 2010 Southern States Association Meeting. The dates are April 15th -18th at the Iberville Suites. Located one block off Bourbon Street, the Iberville Suites provides the ultimate in comfort and luxury. Our location puts you where you want to be, just steps from all the fine dining, live music and entertainment in the Vieux Carré. The Iberville Suites shares its building with The Ritz-Carlton New Orleans and its acclaimed restaurants and bars. Come on down to N’awlins and we will show you how to pass a good time! www.ibervillesuites.com

If you need a ride from the airport please send your flight arrival information to lafop@fop.net Transportation will be provided if needed. If transportation is needed please go to the baggage claim area between Baggage Claim Islands 5 and 6. Susan Hebert, our State Sgt. At Arms will meet you there to arrange transportation.

Southern States Training

Friday, April 16, 2009

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

The Iberville Suites

910 Iberville Street
New Orleans, LA

Success by Design

Collective Bargaining 101

Instructor: Mary Sharp & David Fuller

Time: 3 hours

This class is designed to assist FOP lodges to have a basic understanding of Collective Bargaining. The information contained in this course will give benchmarks for local lodges to use as objectives to begin collective bargaining with a local municipal government.

This course of instruction will include the fundamentals of the National Collective Bargaining Bill. FOP leaders will learn concept of the legislation, the National Labor Relations Authority value, and concepts for state legislation for states that presently have no collective bargaining legislation. Topics for the instructional include: Overview of H.R. 413, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Negotiation Process, and Contractual Language.

The Building of a Labor Council – from Inception to Success

Instructor: Ted Street, Illinois State President

Time: 1.5 hours

This class will be instructed from a case study stand point utilizing the changes and growth over the past 25 years. It will chronologically outline the trials of the Illinois Labor Council from inception to present. Attendees will be able to learn from the success and failures that have shaped the nation’s largest and most dynamic collective bargaining system in the Fraternal of Police that serves over 35,000 police officers in the State of Illinois.

Organizing in the South

Instructor: Mike Kruggel, Tennessee

Time: 1 hours

Law Enforcement organizing is an easy thing to do, so why don’t more FOP lodges do it? In the south, it’s because we’re always told that we are a NON-LABOR state. Actually, it’s just the department’s way of saying that they don’t want the competition. The course will discuss: How to organize in Law Enforcement in the South and Why? Why do it now and not wait till later? Targeting agencies. Closing the deal.

Patrick Yoes

By an astounding 68% of the votes that were cast in the election, which was one of the nastiest elections in recent history,  Pat Yoes was re-elected National FOP Sectretary. The final tally was 1797 votes to his opponent’s mere 846 votes.

One of the highlights of the election was that 67 members from across the country publicly endorsed President Yoes for his reelection. Serving on the National Executive Board for the Fraternal Order of Police since 2003,Patrick started out on the National Executive Board as the National Sgt at Arms. He served the National FOP in that capacity until 2004 when he was elected National Secretary.

Continue reading Patrick Yoes Re-Elected National Secretary in Landslide Victory

JASON BROWN Advocate Acadiana bureau   Published: Jul 8, 2009

LAFAYETTE – Law enforcement in communities across south Louisiana have enlisted the help of a program that can blanket an area with automated alerts when a person is reported missing.

Lafayette Police Chief Jim Craft said the program, called A Child is Missing, sends out automated messages to people in the area where the missing person was last seen.”Within minutes of being notified that a child is missing, a law enforcement agency can make contact with this organization and within 60 seconds a thousand phone calls can be made,” Craft said.

Continue reading Program Helps Locate the Missing

“It is important that our legislators have a relationship with our members so they understand our issues affect real people.” stated President Yoes as he proclaimed the 1st annual Rally Day a success, “It is also an excellent opportunity for our members to educate themselves on the legislative process.”

Continue reading Rally Day touted as Great Success

he Louisiana State Lodge Legislative committee has received a request to assist the Christopher Matherne FOP Lodge 4 in Houma with defeating House Bill 367 which would remove the Houma Police Chief’s job from classified Civil Service protection.

Continue reading Houma Lodge 4 seeks help in stopping passage of HB 367