Police Jury Association of Louisiana

84^th Annual Convention Schedule

Alexandria, LA

February 21, 22, & 23, 2008

Thursday, February 21, 2008

9:00 a.m. Golf Tournament Oak Wing Golf Club

*Sponsored by Entergy & SJB Group England Air Park (318.561.0260)

12-4:00 p.m. Exhibit Setup Riverfront Center—West Side

2-4:30 p.m. Registration Desk Opens Riverfront Center—Lobby

6:30 p.m. Early Bird Reception Alexandria Fulton—A. Fulton Ballroom

*Sponsored by Entergy, Ergon, and Diamond B

Friday, February 22, 2008

(Events will take place at the Riverfront Center & Alexandria Fulton Convention Centre)

8:00 a.m. Coffee and Refreshments Riverfront Center—Lobby

*Sponsored by Cox Communications

8:00 a.m. Registration Riverfront Center—Lobby

8:00 a.m. Grand Opening of Riverfront Center—West Side

Exhibit Hall

8:30 a.m. Parish Engineers & Alexandria Fulton—Bayou Rapides Rm A & B

Supervisors Association

Meeting

Presiding: Mr. George Mikhael

President, Parish Engineers & Supervisors Assn.

St. Mary Parish

8:30 a.m. Parish Attorneys’ Meeting Alexandria Fulton—Plantation Room

& Continuing Legal Ed.

3 Hours of MCLE, including 1 hour of Ethics and 1 hour of Professionalism.

8:00-8:30 a.m. Attorney’s Registration and Continental breakfast

8:30 a.m. Code of Governmental Ethics and Ethics Reform

10:30 a.m. Professionalism

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. LPAA Annual Business Meeting

8:30 a.m. Coastal Parishes Caucus Meeting Alexandria Fulton —Red River Room A & B

Presiding: Charlotte Randolph

Parish President- Lafourche Parish

Speaker: Scott Angelle

Secretary

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

9:00 a.m. Spousal Function Meet in Riverfront Lobby

10:00 a.m. Educational Session I Alexandria Fulton --Bayou Claire Room

“Census 2010”

Presiding: Sam Fulton

2^nd Vice President

Speakers: Meredith Gillum

Geographic Coordinator

U.S. Census

Stephanie Patrick

Director of Outreach and Training

Advocacy Center

10:00 a.m. Educational Session II Alexandria Fulton —Bayou Boeuf Room

“Louisiana Local Road Safety Program”

Presiding: Sandy Treme

3^rd Vice President

Speaker: Marie Walsh

Director

LA LTAP/T2 Center

10:30 a.m. Black Caucus Meeting Alexandria Fulton --Bayou Rapides Rm A & B

10:30 a.m. Registration—Parish Administrative Officials’ Organization

Best Western Inn Conference Center

2720 North MacArthur Drive, Alexandria

11:00 a.m. Parish Administrative Officials’ Meeting and Luncheon

Best Western Inn Conference Center

Presiding: President Jerry Milner

Speaker: Honorable David Vitter

United States Senator

State of Louisiana

Annual PJAL Committee Meetings—Friday, February 22, 2008

(All meetings will be held at the Alexandria Fulton Convention Centre)

1:00 p.m.

Agriculture Red River Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable Ronald Buschel

St. Landry Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Glenn Romero

Iberia Parish

Speaker: Honorable Mike Strain

Commissioner

Department of Agriculture and Forestry

Criminal & Juvenile Justice Bayou Rapides Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable Charles Mackey

Calcasieu Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Chris Paige

Natchitoches Parish

Speaker: David Caldwell

Attorney General’s Office

Criminal Division

Governmental Affairs Bayou Boeuf Room

Chairman: Honorable Mike Huval

St. Martin Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable John Cobb

West Feliciana Parish

Speaker: Luke Letlow

Special Assistant to the Governor

Intergovernmental Affairs

Drainage, Public Works Bayou Claire Room

& Water Resources

Chairman: Honorable R. E. Weatherford

Allen Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Jessie Davis

Red River Parish

Speaker: Brad Hanson

Water Resources Team Leader

DOTD

Solid Waste Red River Room C

Chairman: Honorable Carlo Bruno

Tangipahoa Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Donnie Linson

West Carroll Parish

Speaker: Harold “Hal” Leggett

Secretary

Department of Environmental Quality

2:00 p.m.

Parks, Recreation & Tourism Bayou Boeuf Room

Chairman: Honorable Sandy Treme

Calcasieu Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Doris Leeper

Winn Parish

Speaker: Dawn Romero Watson

Secretary

LA Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

Environment & Energy Bayou Rapides Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable Scott Perry, Jr.

Rapides Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Bob Manuel

Evangeline Parish

Speaker: Harold “Hal” Leggett

Secretary

Department of Environmental Quality

Emergency Preparedness Red River Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable Donald Woods

Jefferson Davis Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Harvey Guimbellot

Franklin Parish

Speaker: Thomas Kirkpatrick

General Counsel

LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

Wildlife & Fisheries Bayou Claire Room

Chairman: Honorable Albert Ezernack, Jr.

Sabine Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Guy Cormier

St. Martin Parish

Speaker: Robert Barham

Secretary

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

3:00 p.m.

Fire Protection & EMS Bayou Rapides Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable William Sims

Bienville Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Bernard Broussard

Iberia Parish

Speaker: Paul Smith (invited)

Fire Marshal

State of Louisiana

Health & Human Hospitals Bayou Boeuf Room

Chairman: Honorable Andrew Hays

Allen Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Jerome Darby

Bossier Parish

Speaker: Alan Levine (invited)

Secretary

Department of Health and Hospitals

Highways Bayou Claire Room

Chairman: Honorable Gerald McLeod

Beauregard Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Jackie Paulk

Catahoula Parish

Speaker: William Ankner (invited)

Secretary

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

Community Development Red River Room A & B

Chairman: Honorable Ronald Doucet

Evangeline Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Danny Clark

Tensas Parish

Speakers: Richard Hoffpauir

Community Programs Director

USDA Rural Development Louisiana State Office

Corey O. Young

Community Programs Specialist

USDA Rural Development Louisiana State Office

Lynn Bankston

Director of Intergovernmental Affairs

Louisiana Recovery Authority

4:00 p.m.

Resolutions Committee Bayou Boeuf Room

Chairman: Honorable Bob Manuel

Evangeline Parish

Vice Chairman: Honorable Tom Hamilton

Grant Parish

6:00 p.m. Taste of CenLa Riverfront Center

*Sponsored by Host Parishes

7:00 p.m. Host Parish Reception & Dance Riverfront Center

*Sponsored by IESI

Southern Style Singers--Floyd Perkins and Cindy Martin

Saturday, February 23, 2008

8:00 a.m. Breakfast Riverfront Center

*Sponsored by AT&T

8:00 a.m. Registration Riverfront Center Lobby

9:00 a.m. First General Session Alexandria Fulton—A. Fulton Ballroom

Posting of Colors: LA National Guard—Camp Beauregard

National Anthem: Carolyn Carr

Pledge of Allegiance: Sam Fulton

Invocation: Rev. Solomon Shorter

Honorable Rodney Alexander

U. S. Representative

Honorable James “Buddy” Caldwell

Attorney General

State of Louisiana

12:00 p.m. Association Luncheon Riverfront Center

*Sponsored by IBTS

Pledge of Allegiance: Sam Fulton

Invocation: Reverend Danny George

Speaker: Honorable Mary Landrieu

U.S. Senator

1:45 p.m. PJAL Annual Business Session Alexandria Fulton—A. Fulton Ballroom

Election of Officers

Reports from Committee Chairperson

Actions on Resolutions

6:30 p.m. Association Banquet & Dance Riverfront Center

Pledge of Allegiance: Donald Wilmore

National Anthem: Richard Humphries

Invocation & Memorial: Sonny Murphy, The Hinston Tabernacle Reverand

Candle Lighters: Sara and James Howard

Swearing in of Board: Roland Dartez

PJAL Executive Director

Presentation of Awards: Richard Billings

Police Jury President

Bob Manuel

Immediate Past President

Door Prizes: Richard and Linda Billings

Dancing & Music: dejaVu Band

Music Sponsor: Acadian Ambulance

Banquet Sponsor: Crowder Gulf, CLECO and Praeses, LLC