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It wasn’t the easiest first year in office for Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet.
As he looks back on his first year as sheriff, Soignet said he was dealt a difficult hand but made the best of it.
“I guess you can call it a trial by fire,” the retired Marine said. “But I’m proud of the work that our people are doing every day. We have some good people and I’m trying to get more officers out there for the community.”
After retiring from the Marines in 2006, Soignet joined the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, where he served as a patrolman, field training officer and member of the Honor Guard and SWAT team.
A 32-year-old Terrebonne Parish man was convicted Thursday evening of multiple felony charges resulting from a 2019 police chase.
Jacob Fay Luke Sr., of Gray, was convicted of aggravated flight from an officer with human endangerment, resisting an officer by force or violence, attempted battery of a police officer and attempted possession of methamphetamine.
Luke’s conviction resulted from an incident that occurred during the early morning hours April 11, 2019, in the Mobile Estates area of Gray. A State Police trooper tried to initiate a traffic stop on a car Luke was driving, but the defendant refused to pull over, prosecutors said.
Residents filled Houma s Dumas Auditorium Thursday to hear the latest information about vaccines, crime, the justice system and other issues.
Hosted by Terrebonne Councilman Carl Harding, the informational meeting featured presentations from some of Terrebonne’s top officials including Parish President Gordy Dove, Emergency Preparedness Director Earl Eues, Sheriff Tim Soignet, Police Chief Dana Coleman, several judges, council members, business leaders, attorneys and other dignitaries.
In addition to hurricane preparation, Eues urged attendees to take the COVID-19 vaccination because local cases are on the rise.
“We’re starting to have a lot of cases of the coronavirus again,” Eues said. “The dominant strain is the delta strain which is very contagious. If you’ve not gotten the vaccine please get it. Almost 100% of those who are in the hospital right now have not been vaccinated. If you don’t want to get vaccinated, please wear masks, continue to social
By the beginning of school next year, Terrebonne Sheriff Tim Soignet hopes to have installed traffic-enforcement cameras in school zones in the parish.
A collaboration between the sheriff’s office, parish and Blue Line Solutions hopes to increase safety in these areas, with no upfront cost or taxpayer money spent.
Blue Line Solutions is a Tennessee-based company that specializes in speed-zone enforcement. The company claims that working with other police departments in places like Georgia and Texas has reduced speeders by around 60%.
Soignet said that the money to pay for the cameras, which will eventually be placed in every school zone in the parish, will come from the collection of traffic fines.