For Immediate Release:

PRESS RELEASE: October 11, 2007

Police Jury Association of Louisiana Region IV Meeting:

New President Elected

Elected and appointed officials from 10 parishes gathered on September 7, 2007, for a meeting at the Railroad Depot in Arcadia, LA. Bienville parish hosted the meeting for members of the Police Jury Association. Region IV parishes include Bienville, Lincoln, Bossier, Natchitoches, Caddo, Red River, Claiborne, Sabine, DeSoto, and Webster.

At the meeting, Wayne Williams of DeSoto Parish was elected President of Region IV. Also, Jessie Davis of Red River was elected Vice President. A. W. McDonald, the current Region IV Executive Board Member, is not seeking re-election, so Bill Altimus of Bossier Parish was elected to serve in the position held by McDonald.

Region IV President Ben Wiggins of Bienville Parish presided over the meeting. District 13 State Representative Jim Fannin gave the invocation followed by Wayne Williams of DeSoto Parish with the Pledge of Allegiance. Rep. Fannin was also the guest speaker. He declared that roads, economic development and the State Construction Code should be the top issues of the next legislature.

Richard Billings, Police Jury Association President from Rapides Parish reflected on his year as president in his address to the guests in attendance. Also, Roland Dartez, Executive Director of the Police Jury Association stressed the importance of local government involvement and thanked officials and special guests for legislature triumphs during the previous session. He also thanked them for their continued support and involvement.

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For details, contact:

Sunny McCreary

PJAL Communications Director

225.343.2835

sunny@lpgov.org